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

NY O & W Railway

Photographed by Mira Earls, November 17, 2024

1. N Y O & W Railway Marker

Inscription. By transporting passengers, coal, milk, and many other goods, the O & W helped bring prosperity to rural regions. The last train on the "Old and Weary" ran in 1957.

Dedicated to the past and present members of Fountain Fire Co. No. 1 founded in 1873

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1957.

Location. 42° 49.349′ N, 75° 33.031′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, New York, in Madison County. It can be reached from Lebanon Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is by the culvert on the north side of the Hamilton Fire Department parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 121 Lebanon Street, Hamilton NY 13346, 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

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

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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: Thus The Legend of the Great Chocolate Wreck… (here, next to this marker); Chenango Canal (approx. 0.4 miles away); This Marks The Spot Where (approx. 0.8 miles away); “Far From Thy Valley…” (approx. 0.8 miles away); Madison Street Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Bark Hut (approx. 2 miles away); Smiths Valley (approx. 2.2 miles away); Toll Gate No. 1 (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.

N Y O & W Railway Marker's area location image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, November 17, 2024

2. N Y O & W Railway Marker's area location

N Y O & W Railway Marker area view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, November 17, 2024

3. N Y O & W Railway Marker area view

N Y O & W Railway Marker area location image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, November 17, 2024

4. N Y O & W Railway Marker area location

Photographed by Mira Earls, November 17, 2024

5. N Y O & W Railway Marker area location

Photographed by Mira Earls, November 17, 2024

6. N Y O & W Railway Marker area location

Plaque reads In Memory of departed brothers Fountain Fire Co. #1

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 177 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 17, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 18, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.