This is an ink, wash and charcoal map of a section of the Erie Canal in Mentz. It shows the Village of Port Byron, the Owusco Creek, a series of elongated basins, a dry dock, two bridges, twenty-one buildings including Beach’s Mill and five unidentified roads. The red lines indicate courses and distances. The blue lines indicate canal right-of-way. The map also shows the properties of Jeremiah B. King and John H. Beach and Company.

Identifier
NYSA_A0848-77_MC7_DR5_V5_E5_28

Date Original
1834

Language
English

Source
New York State Archives, A0848-77, Canal System Survey Maps, 1832-1843, Map no. E5-28

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