The Archeology of Mohawk River Trade and Transport in the 1790s
Originally published in partnership with Ms. Barbara Spraker
and the Canajoharie-Palatine Tourism Committee in conjunction with the State
Museum's living history program on the Barge Canal, October 2-4, 1992.
A joint project of the State Museum (research) and the State Library (collections)
1803 maps of the Mohawk River courtesy of the Oneida County Historical Association
The information presented in this publication was developed from data compiled by The Durham
Project - an archeological research project at the New York State Museum dedicated to documenting,
preserving and interpreting physical remains associated with the era of the Western Inland Lock
Navigation Company [1792 - 1820] - New York's first canal company.
The archeological sites described in this pamphlet were discovered by the State Museum's Cultural
Resource Survey Program [Keator's Rift], the Durham Project [Kane's Store], and the State Historic
Marker Program [Spraker's Tavern].
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Compiled and edited by Philip Lord, Jr., Senior Scientist, New York State Museum.