A few Erie Canal Murals

Murals of the Erie Canal

As we have traveled the Erie, we have occasionally noticed murals along the canal or on buildings nearby.  Apparently they are part of a program to promote the canal.  I include a few shots – the most extensive murals were at Newark where the entire bridge and visitor center complex was painted with information boards and scenes from the history of the canal. The others were one or more flat panels with decorative scenes.  Oh yes, we also learned that those “horses” were supposed to be “mules” depicting the mules that pulled the earliest canal barges. Opps – showing our lack of horse-sense!