However the canal was a financial failure and closed in 1871.
The siphonal canal is rather short, almost completely closed and curved to the left at the base.
Though the canal closed in 1873, the building of several different railroads kept the community as a place for trade.
After the canal closed in 1924, the community declined and all but disappeared.
By 1910, the canal running through Rosendale had closed.
The canal closed for nine weeks while the work was carried out.
In 1932, the canal closed and the swing bridges were dismantled.
The canal closed in 1931 after 99 years of service and was replaced by the railroads.
The pumphouse worked continuously from 1849 until 1944 when the canal closed.
The canal closed in 1902 and was later filled in.