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Delaware and Hudson Canal Museum

Coordinates: 41°49′34″N 74°07′35″W / 41.82611°N 74.12639°W / 41.82611; -74.12639
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Delaware and Hudson Canal Museum
The museum building
Map
Established1967
LocationHigh Falls, NY, United States
TypeTransport
WebsiteDelaware and Hudson Canal Museum

The Delaware and Hudson Canal Museum is a museum in High Falls, New York, United States, specializing in the history and culture of the Delaware and Hudson Canal. It is located in the 1797 DePuy Tavern, D&H Canal Company Offices from 1850 to 1898. The building is a contributing property to the High Falls Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The DePuy Tavern is also the site of the new Mid-Hudson Visitor Center, promoting over 100 attractions within a 35-mile radius of High Falls, NY. The museum's website, www.canalmuseum.org, links to their YouTube channel, D&H TV, with over 85 videos on this important American history, and has a map of all the publicly accessible extant D&H sites.

The museum includes approximately 4000 artifacts[1] including maps, photographs, documents, models, paintings, and prints. It also maintains and operates a walking trail, the Five Locks Walk, which provides access to locks 16–20 of the former canal.[2]

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  1. ^ "Museum home page". Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  2. ^ Dougherty, Steve (2002-03-01). "WEEKEND EXCURSION; A Getaway From Ground Zero". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
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41°49′34″N 74°07′35″W / 41.82611°N 74.12639°W / 41.82611; -74.12639