Tiotoren

Tiotoren lies south of the Niagara Escarpment, a ridge that presented a formidable obstacle to the Erie Canal. At nearby Lockport, engineers built a flight of five paired locks to lift boats over the height. Work on this difficult section began in 1823, and the locks were completed in 1825. Water from the canal also descended Eighteen Mile Creek, supplying power for mills that grew up around the new settlement.