Clyde River Interpretive Sign

Historic Site #:	03-085 (Exists) Type: B4,I1,I0	Town:	Galen
Site Name:	Clyde River Interpretive Sign	GPS Coordinates:	43.079807, -76.868274
Address:	24 Water Street Clyde NY
Description:
This is located at the east end of the Lauraville Landing park along the Canalway Trail. The Clyde River was variously navigable or not, depending on the season. In the early decades of the 1800's, it had a dam and a mill. It was too wide and, westward, too winding to accommodate the Erie Canal. Steam Power and dredging made the river useful for Barge Canal Traffic. The winding portion was avoided when straighter portions were dug.

Photo by Bavis 4-6-25

Historic narrative:
The interpretive marker states: Clyde River Named about 1818 by William Mcnab, a Scottish surveyor. The Clyde was a principal waterway for early settlers until completion of the Erie Canal. Later used as part of the NYS Barge canal, circa 1917

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