Carson McCullers

Historical marker location:

131 S Broadway, South Nyack, New York

( Marker is at the intersection of S Broadway and Division Avenue, on the right when traveling north on S Broadway.)

1917 1967.

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.