Camp Upton

Historical marker location:

Yaphank, New York

( Memorial is on William Floyd Parkway (County Route 46) 0.2 miles south of Princeton Ave, on the right when traveling north.)

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.