Portage in Livingston County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Deep Cut

By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 24, 2014

1. Deep Cut Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Site of Genesee Valley Canal 1852 to 1877

Erected by New York State Highway Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 42° 34.607′ N, 77° 59.01′ W. Marker is in Portage, New York, in Livingston County. Marker is on Portage Street (New York State Route 436 at milepost 3.4), 0.4 miles east of Short Tract Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hunt NY 14846, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. CCC Statue (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Lower Falls Footbridge (approx. 1.7 miles away); Life and Leisure in a CCC Camp (approx. 1.7 miles away); Lower Falls Camp SP-49 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Kish-A-Wa (approx. 1.7 miles away); School Site (approx. 1.8 miles away); 17 Locks (approx. 1.8 miles away); Nunda Soldiers' Monument (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portage.

More about this marker. Marker is painted in the colors for signage in Letchworth State Park because the cut is park land. There is a wide shoulder area just west of the marker.

Also see . . .
1. Letchworth State Park - New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Eastward View Deep Cut Marker image. Click for full size.

By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 24, 2014

2. Eastward View Deep Cut Marker

Use the guard rail to help find the marker, at left, just past the cut grass.

. (Submitted on August 7, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
2. Genesee Valley Canal - Letchworth State Park History. States that trail 7 passes through the deep cut. (Submitted on August 7, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

3. Genesee Valley Canal - Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 7, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Westward View Deep Cut Marker image. Click for full size.

By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 24, 2014

3. Westward View Deep Cut Marker

By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 24, 2014

4. Deep Cut

There is no deep cut view due to trees.

Deep Cut Shoulder image. Click for full size.

By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 24, 2014

5. Deep Cut Shoulder

There is a wide shoulder west of the marker to park.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 495 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 7, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.