on the Erie Canal, Niagara County NY
Dr. Helen M. Robertson was the wife of village entrepreneur H.A. Robertson, and the first female doctor in the village. She was a graduate of Chicago’s Hahneman Medical College which she entered at the age of 50 and graduated in 1889 with honors. Her family home at 33 State Street was the site of her
Middleport’s very unique working lift bridge on Main Street in the Village has always been a popular attraction. The towpath on the north side of the canal is perfect for walkers, runners and bicyclists in the warm weather, and cross-country skiers in winter.
The Royalton Hartland Community Library provides Royalton Hartland School District residents access to the NIOGA Library System.The NIOGA Library System is a non-profit cooperative library system that helps provide improved informational services to all residents of its three county area. Visit the library at www.RoyHartCommunityLibrary.com.
The United States Post Office is located on the corner of Main and Church Streets in the heart of the Village. Inside the Post Office is the historic mural depicting rural life in the mid-century.
The liftbridge in Middleport is believed to be one of the widest on the historic Erie Barge Canal.
Life in the Village is just a bit slower and simpler… It’s one of the things that residents of Middleport, a quaint Niagara County village nestled against the historic Erie Canal, really enjoy. Middleport has affordable homes loaded with charm, beautiful parks, playgrounds and restaurants. In the Village, trips to the library, post office, running
