May 26 at 6pm @ 32 Washington | $11 May 28 at 4pm @ 32 Washington | $11 With the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825, New York truly became the “Empire State.” Once a sleepy farming town, Schenectady experienced a dramatic transformation of its own during the canal era. Preregistration required: www.schenectadyhistorical.org/programs