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cayuga-seneca canal: Canal Structures and Engineering Marvels
One hundred years of canal engineering can be observed within the 70-acre Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District in the towns of Montezuma and Tyre. |
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Centerport / Weedsport
Centerport and Weedsport Aqueduct Park A 75-foot stone and wood aqueduct once carried the Erie Canal over North Brook in the historic canal town of Weedsport.
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Montezuma
Richmond Aqueduct Built from 1849 to 1857 and partially dismantled in 1917, the original aqueduct was almost 900 feet long and 86 feet wide. Its towpath was carried above a Roman-inspired limestone structure comprised of 31 massive arches. Nine of these arches and their related piers and abutments remain today. visit site >>
Montezuma / Tyre
Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District Listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places in 2006, the 70-acre district on the Seneca River in the towns of Montezuma and Tyre illustrates 100 years of canal engineering. Contains intact portions of the original 1817-1825 Erie Canal, the Cayuga & Seneca Canal, the 1835-1862 enlarged Erie Canal, and the 1905-1918 New York State Barge Canal, as well as the archaeological remains of a lock tender's house and a commercial drydock. The Richmond Aqueduct is the centerpiece of the district. visit site >> |
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Cayuga-Seneca Canal |
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Smaller remnants of the original canal are found throughout the region and are best accessed through local historical societies and visitor centers. |
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