Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District

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]

Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District
A portion of the original 1820s canal ditch
Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District is located in New York
Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District
Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District is located in the United States
Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District
Nearest cityMontezuma and Tyre, New York
Coordinates43°0′32″N 76°42′45″W
Area70 acres (28 ha)
Built1817
ArchitectRichmond, Van Rensselaer
NRHP reference No.05001397[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 09, 2005

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

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