Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District

Historic district in New York, United States

United States historic place
Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District
A portion of the original 1820s canal ditch
43°0′32″N 76°42′45″W / 43.00889°N 76.71250°W / 43.00889; -76.71250
Area70 acres (28 ha)
Built1817
ArchitectRichmond, Van Rensselaer
NRHP reference No.05001397[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 09, 2005

Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District is a national historic district located at Montezuma and Tyre in Cayuga and Seneca Counties, New York. The district includes more than a mile of the Enlarged Erie Canal prism (built here between 1849 and 1857); towpath and heelpath; a drydock; the remains of the Richmond (Montezuma) Aqueduct crossing the Seneca River; remnants of the original Erie Canal, built between 1817 and 1825 and including Lock #62 and piers of the original mule bridge from that era; and a culvert that carries a stream beneath the Enlarged Erie Canal.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Anthony Opalka (September 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved November 10, 2009. See also: "Accompanying 15 photos".
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