Oswego in Oswego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Oswego Harbor
A Changing Panorama
Photographed By A. Taylor, June 20, 2014
1. Oswego Harbor Marker
Inscription.
Oswego Harbor. A Changing Panorama. The Oswego Harbor has attracted settlement since the first exploreres found the river to be a good access to interior resources. Since then activities have increased, but their focus has changed.
Recent Times< , Recreational activities are now dominant. Many waterfront warehouses and docks have been replaced by restaurants, hotels, and riverwalks.
Peak Transshipment Era - 1850-1875 , Products from the interior and from other lake ports were transferred between canal and lake vessels. Grain, lumber, and other products were stored, waiting shipment between Canadian and U.S. markets.
Early Settlement - 1755-1812 , The earliest Europeans to settle here were engaged in fur trading and protecting fur trading interests. Forts were built to guard this strategic inland waterways.
The Oswego Harbor has attracted settlement since the first exploreres found the river to be a good access to interior resources. Since then activities have increased, but their focus has changed.
Recent Times<
Recreational activities are now dominant. Many waterfront warehouses and docks have been replaced by restaurants, hotels, and riverwalks.
Peak Transshipment Era - 1850-1875
Products from the interior and from other lake ports were transferred between canal and lake vessels. Grain, lumber, and other products were stored, waiting shipment between Canadian and U.S. markets.
Early Settlement - 1755-1812
The earliest Europeans to settle here were engaged in fur trading and protecting fur trading interests. Forts were built to guard this strategic inland waterways.
Location. 43° 27.852′ N, 76° 30.957′ W. Marker is in Oswego, New York, in Oswego County. Marker is on West 1st St, 0.2 miles north of Lake St, on the left when traveling north. Marker is across from the H. Lee White Marine Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oswego NY 13126, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2018, by A. Taylor of Laurel, Maryland. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 10 times this year. Photo1. submitted on June 9, 2018, by A. Taylor of Laurel, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
