Niles in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Old Salt Road

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, September 7, 2026

1. Old Salt Road Marker

Inscription.
Over this road salt was formerly transported overland from Syracuse to Pennsylvania and New York

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 42° 47.145′ N, 76° 21.946′ W. Marker is in Niles, New York, in Cayuga County. It is at the intersection of Old Salt Road and Globe Road, on the right when traveling north on Old Salt Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3472 Old Salt Road, Moravia NY 13118, 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kelloggsville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Home of Charles Kellogg (approx. 0.2 miles away); New Hope Named (approx. 1.2 miles away); Old Mill (approx. 1.3 miles away); Boyhood site 1802-1818 Millard Fillmore 13th President of the United States (approx. 1.9 miles away); Sayles Corners (approx. 1.9 miles away); Town of Niles (approx. 4.4 miles away); Site of Glen Haven House (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niles.

Old Salt Road Marker - Intersection of Salt Road and Globe Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, September 7, 2026

2. Old Salt Road Marker - Intersection of Salt Road and Globe Road.

Old Salt Road Marker - House catty corner from the marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, September 7, 2026

3. Old Salt Road Marker - House catty corner from the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 20 times since then. Last updated on September 15, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. Photos: 1. submitted on September 7, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. 2, 3. submitted on September 15, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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