Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District

Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Nearest city	Montezuma and Tyre, New York
Coordinates	43°0′32″N 76°42′45″W / 43.00889°N 76.71250°W / 43.00889; -76.71250Coordinates: 43°0′32″N 76°42′45″W / 43.00889°N 76.71250°W / 43.00889; -76.71250
Area	70 acres (28 ha)
Built	1817
Architect	Richmond, Van Rensselaer
NRHP Reference #	05001397^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 09, 2005

Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District is a national historic district located at Montezuma and Tyre in Cayuga County, 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]

References

1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ 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 2009-11-10. See also: "Accompanying 15 photos".

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