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

Trolley Substation

— Historic Transportation —

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 23, 2024

1. Trolley Substation Marker

Inscription. Built in for 1903 for the Auburn & Syracuse Electric Railroad to provide power for interurban trolleys. Line closed 1930.

Erected 2024 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Historic Transportation (WGPF), and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 42° 56.688′ N, 76° 24.518′ W. Marker is in Skaneateles, New York, in Onondaga County. It is on U.S. Route 20, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1391 U.S Route 20, Skaneateles NY 13152, 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

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Moravian Missionaries / Gansevoort’s Hundred (approx. 0.8 miles away); St. John's Beach (approx. 0.8 miles away); Site of The Great Fire (approx. one mile away); Lafayette’s Tour (approx. one mile away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Clift Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); John D. Barrow Centennial Address (approx. 1.1 miles away); Skaneateles World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Skaneateles.

Also see . . . Trolley Substation (William G. Pomeroy Foundation).

Excerpt: From 1903 to 1930, those taking a trolley on the Auburn and Syracuse Electric Railroad could thank the substation in Skaneateles for getting them to their destination.

Substations, such as the one in Skaneateles, were crucial to the functioning of these interurban trolleys...

(Submitted on August 25, 2024.)

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 23, 2024

2. Trolley Substation Marker

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 23, 2024

3. Trolley Substation Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 253 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 24, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.