Editing Montour, New York (section)

== History ==
The [[Seneca people|Seneca]] village of ''Queanettquaga'', also known by colonial settlers as [[Catherine's Town (Seneca town)|Catherine's Town]], was destroyed by the [[Sullivan Expedition]] in 1779. These colonial forces ranged throughout western New York, destroying Iroquois villages as well as their stores of crops. They were destitute when winter arrived.

The Town of Montour was first settled by European Americans around 1794 after the American Revolutionary War. They first settled the current village of Montour Falls, named after a [[waterfall]] along one edge. This was known by the Seneca as ''Che-qua-gah,'' or "roaring water."

The [[Chemung Canal]] was completed in 1833 and passed through the town, connecting it to other waterways. This declined in use after railroads were built through the state.

Montour was the last town organized in the county, created in 1860 from part of the [[Catharine, New York|Town of Catharine]].

The [[Lee School (Montour, New York)|Lee School]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1998.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>