A Wilderness Camp on the Inland Waterways

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 site described in this pamphlet was discovered by the author in consultation with Dorothy Cmaylo, Verona Town Historian.

Table of Contents

• Background and Introduction
• The Campsite and the French & Indian War
• General Schuyler and the Summer of 1793
• Durham Boats and Wooden Locks
• The Locktender's House
• Celeste and the Wooden Cradle
• The First Settlers of Verona
• Wood Creek and the Inland Navigation
• The Old Burying Ground
• Footnotes and Sources

Compiled and edited by Philip Lord, Jr., Senior Scientist, New York State Museum (retired).