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Building the first state road from Canton to Ogdensburg

Building the first state road from Canton to Ogdensburg

Workers digging by hand and with a mechanical, cable-driven back hoe to build the first state road from Canton to Ogdensburg, which eventually become State Route 68.  Circa 1920s. Canton, NY.

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