Historical Marker
Frost Homestead
Historical marker location:
8882 Mariaville Road, Duanesburg, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of Mariaville Road (County Route 159) and Batter Street (County Route 94), on the right when traveling west on Mariaville Road.)
Marker installed: 1935
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.