Old Mentz Heritage Center

The Old Mentz Heritage Center is the historical society for the towns of Mentz and Montezuma, and the village of Port Byron, NY

More on the Barge Canal

by Old Mentz | May 28, 2018 | Uncategorized

Last month, I wrote about the change over from the old Erie Canal to the new Barge Canal in the spring of 1918. I wanted to get into this a bit more this month. The impact of the new canal for the people of Cayuga County was minimal, if not negative. The new route of...