Frederick Dent Grant

Historical marker location:

West Point, New York

( Marker can be reached from Washington Road, on the right when traveling north.)

Eldest Son of General & President Ulysses S. Grant. 1850 1912.

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.