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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KPM_tanners-dry-dock_Port-Byron-NY.html
The O.B. & H.E. Tanner Dry Dock was established near Lock 52 in Port Byron in 1873, replacing the earlier Ames Dry Dock. In its heydey, Tanner built and repaired a variety of canal boats, employing a crew of 18, including a shipwright, carpenters,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KPE_a-metaphor-for-change_Port-Byron-NY.html
Lock 52 in Port Byron was a busy place prior to 1917. In the vicinity of the lock, you would have seen a bustling waterfront, with dozens of boats locking up or down the canal. At Tanner's Dry Dock, just up the canal from the lock, canal boats wer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KP5_the-erie-canal_Weedsport-NY.html
Construction of the Erie Canal was hailed as the greatest engineering accomplishment to that time. Under the leadership of Governor De Witt Clinton, construction began July 4, 1817. With little technical knowledge, thousands of workers surveyed, b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KNX_village-of-port-byron_Port-Byron-NY.html
1. Park Hotel: Dates from the bustling railroad days in the mid-eighteen hundreds when it was known as "National Hotel". The Park Hotel was built by Samuel Lamkin in 1835. Its reputation and ownership has changed many times. 2. Masonic Block: Buil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KNI_early-aqueduct_Port-Byron-NY.html
Early Aqueduct This towpath leads to the Richmond Aqueduct built 1849 second largest aqueduct carrying Erie Canal waters over the Seneca River.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KNF_henry-wells_Auburn-NY.html
Henry Wells Founder of Wells Fargo Express Company was a shoemakr by trade and lived in this house from 1827 to about 1830
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KN9_montezuma-heritage-park_Port-Byron-NY.html
In 1828, the Cayuga-Seneca Canal opened in Montezuma allowing transportation of people and goods into the Finger Lakes and beyond by connecting with the Erie Canal at this site. The Exchange Hotel provided lodging for travelers and was the center …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KN8_a-landmark-and-pride-in-our-community_Port-Byron-NY.html
A Landmark and Pride in Our Community. The Town on Montezuma purchased the lot and is restoring it for it [sic] significance to the town's history. Volunteers helped clear the site and in a community effort has [sic] taken the important first step…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KN6_opened-in-1828_Port-Byron-NY.html
Opened in 1828 Cayuga Seneca Canal Extended navigation of the Erie Canal to Finger Lakes Site of crossover bridge and Exchange Hotel
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KMZ_old-erie-canal_Port-Byron-NY.html
Old Erie Canal Completed from Utica to here 1819. The "Montezuma" built here was the first boat on the canal. Took passengers to Syracuse 1820.