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Port Leyden, New York

Port Leyden, New York
Kelsey's Mills
Village
Port Leyden, New York is located in New York
Port Leyden, New York
Port Leyden, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 43°35′2″N 75°20′39″W / 43.58389°N 75.34417°W / 43.58389; -75.34417Coordinates: 43°35′2″N 75°20′39″W / 43.58389°N 75.34417°W / 43.58389; -75.34417
Country United States
State New York
County Lewis
Towns Leyden, Lyonsdale
Area
 • Total 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2)
 • Land 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 892 ft (272 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 672
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 13433
Area code(s) 315
FIPS code 36-59454
GNIS feature ID 960975

Port Leyden is a village in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 672 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from the village's early history as a port on the Black River Canal.

The Village of Port Leyden is wholly within the Black River Valley and is mostly in the Town of Leyden; however, a portion of the village lies to the east of the Black River in the Town of Lyonsdale. The village is 17 miles south of Lowville (the county seat), 6 miles north of Boonville, and 23 miles west-south-west of Old Forge.

A mill was built at the present site of the village around 1800, and the community was known as "Kelsey's Mills." The name was changed to "Port Leyden" around 1838 when the Black River Canal was being developed. The canal was completed to Port Leyden in 1850, but was not usable until 1851. The canal reached its northern terminus at Lyons Falls, a few miles north, in 1855. In 1900, a decision was made to abandon the canal between Lyons Falls and Village of Boonville, effectively ending the status of Port Leyden as a canal port.

St. Mark's Church and the Edmund Wilson House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Port Leyden is located at 43°35′2″N 75°20′39″W / 43.58389°N 75.34417°W / 43.58389; -75.34417 (43.583871, -75.344261).


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