Oswego in Oswego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Oswego Harbor

A Changing Panorama

Photographed by A. Taylor, June 20, 2014

1. Oswego Harbor Marker

Inscription. The Oswego Harbor has attracted settlement since the first exploreres found the river to be a good access to interior resources. Since then activities have increased, but their focus has changed.

Recent Times<
Recreational activities are now dominant. Many waterfront warehouses and docks have been replaced by restaurants, hotels, and riverwalks.

Peak Transshipment Era - 1850-1875
Products from the interior and from other lake ports were transferred between canal and lake vessels. Grain, lumber, and other products were stored, waiting shipment between Canadian and U.S. markets.

Early Settlement - 1755-1812
The earliest Europeans to settle here were engaged in fur trading and protecting fur trading interests. Forts were built to guard this strategic inland waterways.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 43° 27.852′ N, 76° 30.957′ W. Marker is in Oswego, New York, in Oswego County. It is on West 1st St 0.2 miles north of Lake St, on the left when traveling north. Marker is across from the H. Lee White Marine Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oswego NY 13126, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: LT-5 TUG (here, next to this marker); Oswego Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Oswego (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Oswego (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wreck of the David W. Mills (approx. ¼ mile away); Oswego West Side Forts (approx. ¼ mile away); Open Water = Winter Birds (approx. ¼ mile away); Fort George (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oswego.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2018, by A. Taylor of Laurel, Maryland. This page has been viewed 334 times since then and 21 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 9, 2018, by A. Taylor of Laurel, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.