Historical Marker
The Scythe Tree
Historical marker location:
841 Waterloo Geneva Rd, Waterloo, New York
( Memorial is on Waterloo Geneva Road (U.S. 20) 0.2 miles west of Brewer Road (County Route 114), on the right when traveling west.)
Specie - Balm of Gilead.
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.