A report on Champlain Canal and Fort Edward (village), New York

Perspective map of Mechanicville from the late 19th century by L.R. Burleigh showing the Champlain Canal and Hudson River
Tug and barge on the Champlain Canal during the 1980s
Second-generation water supply locks (the five combines), built to supply water from the Hudson River to the Champlain canal, Glens Falls Feeder, Fort Edward, NY. Also utilized as secondary locks to navigate from Glen's Falls to Champlain canal. Not in use.

By 1818, 12 mi were completed, and in 1819 the canal was opened from Fort Edward to Lake Champlain.

- Champlain Canal

The completion of the Champlain Canal, in 1823, linked the areas to the north and south, and replaced a smaller canal that bypassed local rapids.

- Fort Edward (village), New York
Perspective map of Mechanicville from the late 19th century by L.R. Burleigh showing the Champlain Canal and Hudson River

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Fort Edward (town), New York

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Town and the county seat of Washington County, New York, United States.

Town and the county seat of Washington County, New York, United States.

Fort Edward - Glens Falls Amtrak station
Street scene in Fort Edward

The municipal center complex is on U.S. Route 4 between the villages of Hudson Falls and Fort Edward.

Fort Miller – A hamlet in the southern part of the town, on Galusha Island in the Hudson River. Site of lock 6 on the Champlain Canal.