Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District

Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
A portion of the original 1820s canal ditch
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Nearest city	Montezuma and Tyre, New York
Coordinates	43°0′32″N76°42′45″W / 43.00889°N 76.71250°W / 43.00889; -76.71250
Area	70 acres (28 ha)
Built	1817
Architect	Richmond, Van Rensselaer
NRHP reference No.	05001397 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 09, 2005

Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District is a national historic district located at Montezuma and Tyre in Cayuga and Seneca Counties, New York. The district includes more than a mile of the Enlarged Erie Canal prism (built here between 1849 and 1857); towpath and heelpath; a drydock; the remains of the Richmond (Montezuma) Aqueduct crossing the Seneca River; remnants of the original Erie Canal, built between 1817 and 1825 and including Lock #62 and piers of the original mule bridge from that era; and a culvert that carries a stream beneath the Enlarged Erie Canal. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Anthony Opalka (September 2005). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Seneca River Crossing Canals Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 25, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)