Hambletonian Monument

Historical marker location:

12 Hambletonian Avenue, Village of Chester, New York

( Marker is on Hambletonian Avenue (New York State Route 94) just north of Oakland Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1893

The Great Progenitor of Trotters.

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.