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Erie Canalway Award – Lock 60
Erie Canalway Award – Lock 60 – 2013 Heritage Award Recipient – “Enlarged Erie Lock 60” A 25-year preservation effort in the Town of Macedon showcases an authentic and irreplaceable part of our nation’s canal heritage. Countless volunteers worked in collaboration with the Town and Village of Macedon, community and service organizations, and businesses to…
Looking Back – Macedon and the Erie Canal
What’s in a name? On older maps you’ll see the names Macedon Locks, Lockville and Macedonville directly linking our community of Macedon to the Erie Canal. This year will be the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal. Like these names, Macedon has gone through many changes these past 200 years. Officially founded in 1823, Macedon…
PMI NYS History Club Bullis Research
The Palmyra-Macedon Intermediate School NYS History Club did some work on the Bullis family and created a Google Sites website for their work. Please check out the site with the link below. PMI NYS History Club Bullis Family Site
Old Baptist Cemetery
The Old Baptist Cemetery is a historical cemetery in Macedon, New York, with Revolutionary soldiers, Winston and Churchill’s Great, Great Grandparents, a relative of the Salem Witch Trails: Putnam, War of 1812 soldiers, the Macedon Town Founder and many more eminent people buried there. Thanks to the efforts of several people, groups, and organizations, the…
Pal-Mac History Clubs Are Going Strong!
By: Linda Braun, Town of Macedon Historian and Macedon Historical Society Secretary An AMAZING field trip was held this past week! On Wednesday, March 16, nineteen young people and their teacher came to visit the historic Macedon Academy, located at 1185 Macedon Center Rd, in Macedon Center. Built in 1853, this building is a cornerstone…
Corning Glass Museum’s GlassBarge passing through Macedon
The Corning Museum of Glass had a touring glass making demostration known as the GlassBarge. It toured all over New York State on the Erie Canal. On August 27, 2018 it passed through Macedon on it’s way to Palmyra. Click images to enlarge. The GlassBarge passing under the Canandaigua Road (Frears) bridge. The GlassBarge entering…
Quaker/O’Neil Bridge Converted to Pedestrian Use
On June 1, 2017 the bridge that carried Quaker/O’neil Road over the canal was converted to pedestrian use only. It was built in 1914 and no longer was capable of handling vehicular traffic. As a pedestrian bridge, it is used as part of the Erie Canalway Trail to allow people to cross the canal as…
Genesee Brewery Fermentation Tanks in Macedon
In late May, 2017 twelve fermentation tanks bound for the Genesee Brewery passed through Macedon on the Canal. Click images to enlarge. The first six tanks on two barges arriving from the east. Hundreds of people came out to watch the historic event. The first barge is placed in the lock and the tug and…
RG&E Transformers Arriving in Macedon
In late October, 2015 two transformers arrived in Macedon on the Canal. Click images to enlarge. The second transformer being unloaded using a special transporter. Each axle automatically raises and lowers itself to keep the load level. The man in the yellow vest is controlling the machine with a remote control. Water was pumped into…
Frederick Douglass’s Visit to Macedon
February 25, 2015This article is contributed by June Hamell, Macedon Town Historian,Linda Braun, Village of Macedon Historian and Sandy Pagano, Presidentof the Macedon Historical Society: It was in August 1849 that Frederick Douglass visited the First Baptist Church of Macedon, NY. His visit was recorded in the book, “First Baptist Church of Macedon, A History…