Old canal and locks at the museum

The Erie Canal Museum was once a weigh station directly on the Erie Canal which ran through here but has since been rerouted away. The glass enclosure was open with a lock on either end of the building. The water was lowered and the boat would come to rest on a scale to weigh it. The weight at the beginning of the season was deducted from current weight and a toll was paid on the result. Tolls were abolished after the canal building cost was recaptured.