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

Thirteen Curves

— Legends & Lore —

July 27, 2018

1. Thirteen Curves Marker

Inscription. Along this route a woman in white searches for her groom. Both died on their wedding night in the early 1900s while driving the 13 curves.

Erected 2018 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation and New York Folklore Society. (Marker Number 34.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Anthropology & Archaeology. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore Series series list.

Location. 42° 59.33′ N, 76° 15.034′ W. Marker is in Syracuse, New York, in Onondaga County. It is at the intersection of West Seneca Turnpike and Cedarvale Road, on the right when traveling east on West Seneca Turnpike. In front of parking lot of Finally Ours diner. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3788 W Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse NY 13215, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and specifically in Central New York.

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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gilbert Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Cedarvale Methodist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Old Burial Place (approx. 2 miles away); Casetown (approx. 2.1 miles away); Howlett Hill Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); Patriot Burials

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(approx. 2.6 miles away); Split Rock (approx. 3.1 miles away); Gen. Ellis Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Syracuse.

July 27, 2018

2. Thirteen Curves Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 1,783 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 23, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.