Port Byron / Old Erie Canal Heritage Park
During the ice ages of the last 2 million years, glaciers sculpted the land surface forming, amongst other features, the many rounded and elongated hills called drumlins that are seen from the Thruway between Rochester and Syracuse. From this vantage point you can see one drumlin across the Thruway, the near end cut off to accommodate the interstate highway. Looking here you can see the success that blossomed from the hopes of New Yorkers spanning more than two centuries. Much of that success is due to the advantageous geography brought about by the ice ages. Natural pathways were carved through the drumlin swarm by long vanished rivers created by glacial meltwaters and the outfalls of glacial lakes. The muck lands and Montezuma Marsh are the final vestiges of one of these lakes. Beckoned by these remarkable features, generations of engineers utilized them for highways, canals, railroads, and the New York State Thruway. Collectively they made possible a unique and viable connection between the Atlantic seaboard and the heartland of the nation. New York State Thruway construction 1951, showing Lock 52 and the drumlin with "the near end" being sliced off. Erie House owner Peter Van Detto at work in the mucklands on his lettuce farm. Drumlin Swarm - in Port Byron vicinity - 1902 Map of drumlins at| HM Number | HM1YFC |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Erie Canal series |
| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2016 |
| Placed By | New York State Thruway Authority / Canal Corporation |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, May 26th, 2017 at 5:59pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 366908 N 4766285 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 43.03760000, -76.63383333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 2.256', W 76° 38.03' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 2' 15.36" N, 76° 38' 1.8" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 315 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 32 Maiden Ln, Port Byron NY 13140, US |
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