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

Mucklands

Oniontown/Warners Road

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 5, 2024

1. Mucklands Marker

Inscription. In the late 19th and early 20th century Italian families immigrated here to become tenant farmers and land owners. Canastota was often referred to as the Onion Capital of the World.

Erected by Town of Lenox.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Immigration.

Location. 43° 5.947′ N, 75° 44.988′ W. Marker is in Canastota, New York, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of North Peterboro Street (New York State Route 13) and Warners Road, on the right when traveling south on North Peterboro Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 685 N Peterboro St, Canastota NY 13032, 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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Peterboro St. School (approx. 1.2 miles away); In Memory of (approx. 1.2 miles away); Carmen Basilio (approx. 1.2 miles away); Greystone Castle (approx. 1.3 miles away); Founders Park (approx. 1.3 miles away); Great Fire (approx. 1.3 miles away); George A. Wyman (approx. 1.4 miles away); Industrial Growth / Canalway Trail (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canastota.

Also see . . . Black Beach (PDF). The fertile soil of

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“Black Beach” – the Canastota mucklands of central New York – produced world-class onions and vegetables, as well as some unique oral histories from Italian immigrants and their families who farmed the land. (Tricia A. Barbagallo. New York Archives magazine, Summer 2005) (Submitted on December 4, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 5, 2024

2. Mucklands Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 434 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.