Between 1840 and 1865, for example, the village of Port Crane reached the height of its prosperity.
Two good illustrations of this are the once-thriving villages of Port Crane and Pecksport, where very little of either one is left today.
The original name was Port Crane.
The Town of Fenton, then called Port Crane, was formed from the Town of Chenango in 1855.
A small settlement within Fenton carried on the name of Port Crane, up to the present.
When the canal was gone, the prosperity in Port Crane left with it.
Today, Port Crane is but a shadow of its former self.
Port Crane continues as the preferred city name.
I-88 and NY 7 remain alongside the river to Port Crane, where the river begins to follow NY 369 (exit 3) northward.
Outside of Port Crane, the expressway heads east to Sanitaria Springs.
Between 1840 and 1865, for example, the village of Port Crane reached the height of its prosperity.
Two good illustrations of this are the once-thriving villages of Port Crane and Pecksport, where very little of either one is left today.
The original name was Port Crane.
The Town of Fenton, then called Port Crane, was formed from the Town of Chenango in 1855.
A small settlement within Fenton carried on the name of Port Crane, up to the present.
When the canal was gone, the prosperity in Port Crane left with it.
Today, Port Crane is but a shadow of its former self.
Port Crane continues as the preferred city name.
I-88 and NY 7 remain alongside the river to Port Crane, where the river begins to follow NY 369 (exit 3) northward.
Outside of Port Crane, the expressway heads east to Sanitaria Springs.
