Historical Marker
Mendon Town Hall
Historical marker location:
16 West Main Street, Honeoye Falls, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (County Route 94) and Episcopal Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.)
Marker installed: 1987
The Erie Canal, which opened in 1825 and connects the Hudson River to the Great Lakes, was originally mocked as "Clinton's Folly" after Governor DeWitt Clinton, who championed the project. However, the canal became an economic boon for New York and helped turn the state into a major commercial center.