Minetto in Oswego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Canal Storehouse

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 23, 2025

1. Canal Storehouse Marker

Inscription.
Built 1914 for new barge canal. Metal & concrete construction allowed for storage of buoy lamp oil and flammable equipment for lock 0-5.

Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 17.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 43° 23.817′ N, 76° 28.332′ W. Marker is in Minetto, New York, in Oswego County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 48 and Brookside Avenue, on the right when traveling north on New York State Route 48. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oswego NY 13126, 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,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle Island Park (approx. 2.8 miles away); Historic Houses (approx. 3.4 miles away); Corporal Harry C. Adriance U.S.M.C.-Oswego, NY (approx. 3.7 miles away); Birthplace Dr. Mary Edwards Walker (approx. 4.1 miles away); Mary E Walker (approx. 4.3 miles away); Richardson - Bates House Museum (approx. 4.4 miles away); Bicentennial Peace Garden (approx. 4.4 miles away); River Industries (approx. 4.4 miles away).

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 23, 2025

2. Canal Storehouse Marker

Canal Storehouse and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 23, 2025

3. Canal Storehouse and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 96 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.