This is an ink, wash and charcoal map of a section of the Erie Canal in Mentz. It shows the Town of Montezuma, a waste weir, a waterway called the Montezuma Side Cut which empties into a large basin and into the canal, the junction of the Erie Canal and the Cayuga and Seneca Canals, four bridges and eighteen buildings. Also shown are Public Square, the Road to Montezuma and the Road to Auburn. The red lines indicate courses and distances. The blue lines indicate canal right-of-way. The map also shows the properties of McMasters, Peter Clark, Col. Tyler’s Heirs and Israel Smith.

Identifier
NYSA_A0848-77_MC7_DR5_V5_E5_21

Date Original
1834

Language
English

Source
New York State Archives, A0848-77, Canal System Survey Maps, 1832-1843, Map no. E5-20

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