Introducing America’s Stairway!
“The Greatest Artificial Curiosity in this Part of America”
- Stewart Scott, Canadian Traveler (1826)
Drawing of Flight of Five Looking East by William H. Bartlett (1858)
A Production of the
Lockport Locks Heritage District Corporation
in cooperation with
Toward Castle Films
America’s Stairway
The epic story of how one of America’s first successful public works emboldened a nation to move westward, and how in the 21st Century it has enabled a new generation to revitalize itself.
- Marquis de Lafayette
“The Flight of Five and Niagara Falls are wonders that are surpassed only by liberty and equal rights.”
A Look Behind the Scenes
‘Opening of the Erie Canal’ has been an inspiration for those of us involved in the production of America’s Stairway.
‘Opening of the Erie Canal’ has been an inspiration for those of us involved in the production of America’s Stairway.
‘Opening of the Erie Canal’ has been an inspiration for those of us involved in the production of America’s Stairway.