Editing Dix, New York (section)

== History ==
Dix was formed on April 17, 1835, from the [[Catlin, New York|Town of Catlin]] ([[Chemung County, New York|Chemung County]]) before the formation of Schuyler County. It was named for the [[John Adams Dix|Hon. John A. Dix]].<ref name="Boyce">{{cite web|url=http://www.townofdix.com/Dix%20History%201.pdf|title=An Abbreviated History of the Town of Dix|last=Boyce|first=Marian M.|publisher=Schuyler County Historical Society|accessdate=March 12, 2013|archive-date=May 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509031456/http://www.townofdix.com/Dix%20History%201.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Chemung Canal]] was completed in 1833 and connected the south end of Seneca Lake to the [[Chemung River]]. The path of the [[canal]] was the Catharine Creek Valley, running along the eastern part of Dix.  The [[Cayuga-Seneca Canal]] at the north end of the lake connected the system to the [[Erie Canal]].

In 1842, what is now the village of Watkins Glen was incorporated and set off from the town as "Jefferson."