Lodi in Seneca County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lodi Fire
Photographed by Mira Earls, January 23, 2025
1. Lodi Fire Marker
Erected 2024 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 1046.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 5, 1913.
Location. 42° 36.871′ N, 76° 49.373′ W. Marker is in Lodi, New York, in Seneca County. It is on North Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8455 N Main Street, Lodi NY 14860, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Silas Halsey (1743 - 1832) (approx. Ό mile away); Lodi Point (approx. 2.7 miles away); Routes of the armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton (approx. 2.8 miles away); Butcher Hill (approx. 3.3 miles away); Ovid Union Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); Tillinghast Manor (approx. 4.1 miles away); Thomas R. Lounsbury (approx. 4.1 miles away); "Baby Bear" (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lodi.
More about this marker. The marker was dedicated on July 13, 2024.
Also see . . . Lodi Fire (William G. Pomeroy Foundation). Excerpt:
On December 5, 1913, a devastating fire burned down nearly half of the business district in the town of Lodi. Believed to be arson, the fire started at 2:00 AM in the store of the Freudenheim Clothing Company, near the central intersection of Main Street and Seneca Street. Due to strong winds and a lack of resources, the fire spread and it was difficult for residents and firefighters to(Submitted on January 23, 2025.)douse the flames. In the end, several businesses, two houses, the town library, and Vescelius Hall were all destroyed. Two dramatic trials ensued and the case garnered a lot of attention, with some people believing a conspiracy against the Temperance movement in Lodi (in support of a no liquor license law) was to blame. However, the alleged arsonist was acquitted in 1917.Photographed by Mira Earls, January 23, 20252. Lodi Fire Marker with wider view
Photographed by Mira Earls, January 23, 2025
3. Lodi Fire Marker area
Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2025, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 23, 2025, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
