Erie Canal Survey, Brighton showing Blossom and Hoyt

This is an ink, wash and charcoal map of a section of the Erie Canal in Brighton. It shows an area of the canal splitting into two channels to accommodate a plaster and saw mill, an area of the canal splitting into two channels to form a waste weir and pond, a lock lot owned by B.B. Blossom and Wife and eleven buildings. The red lines indicate courses and distances. The blue lines indicate canal right-of-way. The map also shows the properties of Northrup, Benjamin B. Blossom, Winslow Heath and Levi Hoyt.
Identifier
NYSA_A0848-77_MC7_DR3_V3_E3_43
Date Original
1834
Language
English
Source
New York State Archives, A0848-77, Canal System Survey Maps, 1832-1843, Map no. E3-43
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Geographic Locations

Erie Canal
Monroe County