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Map of the Genesee Valley Canal

2025.01.020

Map of the Genesee Valley Canal showing the Ohio River Basin and the junction of the Erie Canal. Map is hand drawn and indicates properties along the banks that have been sold and who they were owned by. One notation by one property says it sold for $50 per foot. The most prolific name on the properties is A. M. Schermerhorn.

This area was in downtown Rochester bordered by Canal Street, Trowbridge Street, and Buffalo Street (Now West Main Street).

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Rochester

New York

United States of America

North America

circa 1866

17 in

20 in

Rochester

New York

United States of America

North America

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