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

Safety Follows Wisdom

Photographed by Kevin W., May 13, 2024

1. Safety Follows Wisdom Marker

Inscription. Portland Cement Association
Safety Trophy Award
Alpha Portland Cement Co
Jamesville N.Y. Plant for a
Perfect Safety Record in 1934
Reawarded for a perfect safety record in 1935 · 1936 · 1943 · 1944 · 1946 · 1957 · 1958 · 1961 · 1963 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969

Saved 2018

Erected 2018.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the "Safety Follows Wisdom" Portland Cement Association Safety Trophies series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.

Location. 42° 59.497′ N, 76° 4.293′ W. Marker is in Jamesville, New York, in Onondaga County. It is at the intersection of South Street and East Seneca Turnpike (New York State Highway 173), on the right when traveling south on South Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6492 E Seneca Turnpike, Jamesville NY 13078, 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,

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and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in 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: Saving the Safety Follows Wisdom Marker (here, next to this marker); Moses Dewitt (approx. 0.8 miles away); On-On-Da-Ga (approx. 1.1 miles away); Gridley House (approx. 3½ miles away); State Troopers (approx. 3½ miles away); Site of Home of Comfort Tyler (approx. 3.7 miles away); Kana-Ta-Go-Wah (approx. 3.7 miles away); The Iroquois Trail (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jamesville.

More about this marker. This marker was originally erected in 1934 at the Alpha Portland Cement Company's Jamesville NY plant. In the effort to save it for future generations, it was relocated here in 2018 as a Boy Scout Eagle Project.

Regarding Safety Follows Wisdom. Near identical markers, also erected starting in the mid-1920s,

Photographed by Kevin W., May 13, 2024

2. Safety Follows Wisdom Marker

still stand in many small cement communities around America. The practice of awarding these monuments was abandoned during the 1980s, when costs became prohibitive.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 224 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 24, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.