Portage Falls

The falls are by the Genesee Arch Bridge and run through Letchworth State Park.

William Pryor Letchworth once owned a tract and built his Glen Iris Estate in the area that is now part of the park.

); Genesee Valley Sand Stone quarry showing men working; Catlin House, Cascade House, and Glen Iris, including group playing croquet and a canoe in the lake; estate of Wm.

A portage is the carrying of a boat between two bodies of water to bypass an impassable stretch.

"[2] The Genesee Valley Canal was constructed to allow boat traffic to bypass the falls,[3] A 400 foot viaduct was built across the river.