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The Myth-Busting Economist: Low Bridge, Ev’rybody Down…

The Erie Canal changed the political and social fabric of a young American nation, not unlike the times we find ourselves in today. Historian Carol Sheriff explores many of those cultural themes in her award-winning book “The Artificial River: The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817-1862,” Sheriff renders a rich account of how the canal changed American life between the War of 1812 and the Civil War.…
September 18, 2025

PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

For a limited time, new annual subscriptions to the hard copy of “The Freeman’s Journal” or “Hometown Oneonta” (which also includes unlimited access to AllOtsego.com), or digital-only access to AllOtsego.com, can also give back to one of their favorite Otsego County charitable organizations.

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