Montezuma in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District

Photographed by Lugnuts, October 31, 2020

1. Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District Marker

Inscription. Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 by the United States Department of the Interior

Erected 2016 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 2005.

Location. 43° 1.012′ N, 76° 42.531′ W. Marker is in Montezuma, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on New York State Route 31 west of High Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Montezuma NY 13117, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Central New York,

and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Squagonna (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Col. Comfort Tyler (approx. ¼ mile away); Early Aqueduct (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Landmark and Pride in Our Community (approx. half a mile away); Early Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Montezuma Heritage Park (approx. half a mile away); Opened in 1828 (approx. half a mile away); Old Erie Canal (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montezuma.

More about this marker. The marker is located at the location of a proposed parking area and trail head as apart of the Montezuma Heritage Park. The proposed trail will follow the river to the location of the Richmond Aqueduct. The Richmond Aqueduct, the centerpiece of the Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District, is accessible from a trail created from the Erie Canal towpath. The park is located about a half mile south of this location, accessible from High Street.

Also see . . . Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on October 26, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Photographed by Lugnuts, October 31, 2020

2. Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District Marker

Photographed by Lugnuts, October 31, 2020

3. Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District Marker

Looking west to the Seneca River Bridge.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 398 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 3, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.