Downtown in Syracuse in Onondaga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
City Center
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor
Photographed By Jason Voigt, June 11, 2023
1. City Center Marker
Inscription.
City Center. Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. At Clinton Square you can once again skate where earlier generations played on the frozen Erie Canal. Clinton Square has been the center of Syracuse business, civic, and cultural events sine the first canal sections opened in the 1820s. In the 1920s this section of the Erie Canal was filled in to become Erie Boulevard. Renovation of Clinton Square in 2001 restored the opportunity to enjoy a public ice skating rink and gathering place. It also exposed original canal walls that are visible in front of you., (photo captions, left to right:), ·At Clinton Square the Erie Canal intersected Syracuse's principal commercial streets. Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries the square hosted open air markets, parades, rallies and other public events., ·Soldiers and Sailors Monument, unveiled in 1910, was erected to commemorate Syracuse troops who served during the Civil War., ·In 1871 Professor C.C. Coe, of Rome, brought his balloon called the New World to downtown Syracuse. The balloon ascended where the Soldiers and Sailors Monument now stands.
At Clinton Square you can once again skate where earlier generations played on the frozen Erie Canal. Clinton Square has been the center of Syracuse business, civic, and cultural events sine the first canal sections opened in the 1820s. In the 1920s this section of the Erie Canal was filled in to become Erie Boulevard. Renovation of Clinton Square in 2001 restored the opportunity to enjoy a public ice skating rink and gathering place. It also exposed original canal walls that are visible in front of you.
(photo captions, left to right:)
·At Clinton Square the Erie Canal intersected Syracuse's principal commercial streets. Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries the square hosted open air markets, parades, rallies and other public events.
·Soldiers and Sailors Monument, unveiled in 1910, was erected to commemorate Syracuse troops who served during the Civil War.
·In 1871 Professor C.C. Coe, of Rome, brought his balloon called the New World to downtown Syracuse. The balloon ascended where the Soldiers and Sailors Monument now stands.
43° 3.046′ N, 76° 9.14′ W. Marker is in Syracuse, New York, in Onondaga County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of East Water Street and North Salina Street, on the right when traveling west on East Water Street. Marker is near the southeastern corner of Clinton Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 E Water St, Syracuse NY 13202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Marker is near the southeastern corner of Clinton Square.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 71 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 11, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
