Oswego in Oswego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
From the Hearth of America Come the Heart of America
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2014
1. From the Hearth of America Come the Heart of America Marker
Where they walked, the United States of America began.
Erected 1976.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 43° 28.109′ N, 76° 30.334′ W. Marker is in Oswego, New York, in Oswego County. It can be reached from E 4th Street. Marker is located near the Fort Ontario Cemetery. 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, on the Great Lakes, 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
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Those Buried At Fort Ontario (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); The Post Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); 12 Unknown Revolutionary Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); British Invasion (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Ontario State Historic Site (about 400 feet away); Holocaust Survivors (about 500 feet away); Earthworks and Officer's Row at Fort Ontario (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oswego.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2014
2. From the Hearth of America Come the Heart of America Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2014
3. From the Hearth of America Come the Heart of America Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2014
4. The Hearth of America
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2014
5. Marker at the Fort Ontario Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 685 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 4, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
