Chancellor Kent

Historical marker location:

Brewster, New York

( Marker is on New York State Route 22, 0.1 miles south of Doansburg Road (County Route 65), on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1988

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.