Port Leyden in Lewis County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Black River Canal Lock 96

1850 - 1922

— Village of Port Leyden —

Black River Canal Lock 96 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 14, 2024

1. Black River Canal Lock 96 Marker

Inscription.

[Title is text]

Erected 1996 by Port Leyden Bicentennial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 43° 35.243′ N, 75° 20.933′ W. Marker is in Port Leyden, New York, in Lewis County. It is on New York State Route 12, on the right when traveling south. Marker and lock are adjacent to Port Leyden Community Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3205 New York Route 12, Port Leyden NY 13433, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Adirondacks & North Country.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

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 markers are within 8 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Town of Turin WW II Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Constable Hall (approx. 4.3 miles away); Boonville (approx. 7.2 miles away); Black River Canal (approx. 7.2 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 7.2 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 7.2 miles away); Boonville Historic District (approx. 7.2 miles away); Pratt House (approx. 7.2 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Boonville Black River Canal Museum. (Submitted on October 16, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Black River Canal - Brief History of a New York State Canal and Era on YouTube. (Submitted on October 16, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Black River Canal Lock 96 and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 14, 2024

2. Black River Canal Lock 96 and Marker

Black River Canal Lock 96 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 14, 2024

3. Black River Canal Lock 96

Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 16, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.