Historic Transportation Canals Historical Markers

By Bruce Kelly, December 13, 2022

Cuylerville Marker

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1 ► New York, Livingston County, Leicester — 28 — Cuylerville —

By 1848, hamlet included boat repair, warehouses & homes. Goods & passengers transported daily on Genesee Valley Canal to Rochester ca. 1840-1878. — — Map (db m212424) HM

2 ► New York, Livingston County, Leicester — 25 — Moscow Landing —

Canal port ca. 1846-1878. Stored & shipped grains, coal, apples, water lime & salt on Genesee Valley Canal to Rochester and Erie Canal. — — Map (db m212426) HM

3 ► New York, Onondaga County, Jordan — 7 — Locktender’s House —

Locktender’s house served Erie Canal Lock 51 located west of Jordan. Lock active ca. 1858-1917. This rare Erie Canal bldg. moved here 1988 and restored. — — Map (db m153650) HM

4 ► New York, Schenectady County, Schenectady — 10 — Canal Aqueduct —

Built 1840-1841 to replace original 1825 structure. Carried boats on Erie Canal across Plotterkill. Rebuilt after July 1891 storm. — — Map (db m162654) HM

5 ► New York, Wayne County, Clyde — 15 — Iron Lift Bridge —

Built 1888 near here water operated lift bridge crossed old Erie Canal. Removed 1917 after Barge Canal was built. — — Map (db m243274) HM