Norwood in St. Lawrence County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Pulpwood Grinding Wheel
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 9, 2014
1. Pulpwood Grinding Wheel Marker
Grinding Wheel
from the old
Norwood Paper Mill
dismantled in 1932
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1932.
Location. 44° 44.965′ N, 74° 59.644′ W. Marker is in Norwood, New York, in St. Lawrence County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (New York State Route 56) and Park Street, on the right on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Norwood NY 13668, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Adirondacks & North Country. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice (a few steps from this marker); Train Wreck (approx. 3.1 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Dailey Ridge (approx. 3.4 miles away); Town of Potsdam (approx. 5.6 miles away); St. Lawrence Academy (approx. 5.6 miles away); Potsdam Raquette River Walk (approx. 5.6 miles away); Potsdam Fire Department Members Who Served in World War II (approx. 5.6 miles away); Crane Institute (approx. 5.6 miles away).
Other markers no longer nearby. Sandstoner Park (was approx. 5.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Pulp Grinding Limestone Wheels (was approx. 5.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 9, 2014
2. Pulpwood Grinding Wheel - Northward
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 9, 2014
3. Eastward Towards NY 56
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 9, 2014
4. To the Right of the Village Supreme Sacrifice Memorial
View is towards southwest.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 9, 2014
5. Southward on NY 56
Marker is in this Village Park. It can be seen in the background to the right of the wood utility pole.
via Ogdensburg New York Photo History, unknown
6. Norwood Paper Mill
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 399 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 8, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 6. submitted on February 2, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
