Butterfield Cobblestone

Historical marker location:

4960 Bennetts Corners Road, Clarendon, New York

( Marker is on Bennetts Corners Road, 1 mile south of 4th Section Road (New York State Route 31A), on the right when traveling south.)

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.