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Clinton's Ditch
| Historic Site #: | 09-099 (Exists) Type: I1 | Town: | Palmyra | ||
| Site Name: | Clinton's Ditch | GPS Coordinates: | 43.03829, -77.15951 | ||
| Address: | 4647 Route 31 Palmyra NY, just east of Grieg St., Port Gibson, NY | ||||
| Description: | |||||
| Port Gibson and this site are in the Town of Manchester, Ontario County. They are included on the Wayne County Historic Sites website as a courtesy to all those who wish to trace the earlier canals through Wayne County. | |||||
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| Grassy former Clinton's Ditch. Follow it along Rt. 31 almost into Newark |
| Historic narrative: | |||||
| When Wayne County was formed in 1823, Ontario County wanted to keep a port on the Erie Canal, so a three-quarter mile strip was moved from the Town of Palmyra to the Town of Manchester, Ontario County, which kept Port Gibson in Ontario County. | |||||