Editing Fonda, New York (section)

==Nineteenth century to present==
After the opening of the [[Erie Canal]] in 1825, Fonda thrived with the growth in trade and traffic that accompanied it. The canal provided transportation and commercial links to communities around the [[Great Lakes]]. Fonda became a center of cheesemaking, which was part of the regional dairy industry. The area was devoted to agriculture. As the county seat, it also did well with the arrival of the [[railroad]] in 1835, which increased cross-state transportation and shipping of goods. The village was incorporated in 1850.

In the mid to late-20th century, [[NASCAR]] held four races at the local [[Fonda Speedway]] (in 1955, 1966, 1967 and 1968) as part of the [[Fonda 200]]. In 1973 the [[Caughnawaga Indian Village Site]], just outside the village limits, was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. It is the only Mohawk village in the country to have been fully excavated in archeological studies. The [[Walter Butler Homestead]] was listed on the [[NRHP]] in 1976.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>