NRHP Reference # 05001397 Year built 1817 | Area 28 ha Added to NRHP 9 December 2005 | |
Architect Richmond, Van Rensselaer |
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
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Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA