On Irving Avenue at Waverly Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Irving Avenue.
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt laid the cornerstone for this building on Sept. 29, 1936, congratulating its stewards "on the usefulness to humanity that you will afford to future generations of Americans." The College of Medicine was part of . . . — — Map (db m145075) HM
Senior Chief Engineer
of the New York Canals
His public history may be found
in the history of the General
and State Goverments;
His private [virtues?] in the memory
of his acquaintances
Born in Pennsylvania
July 22, 1763. . . . — — Map (db m181134) HM
On Jamesville Avenue south of East Colvin Street, on the right when traveling north.
Burial site of early settlers from Scotland. Lived in a community of market gardeners. About 60 people were buried here between 1844-1904 — — Map (db m226006) HM
On East Genesee Street (New York State Route 92) at Pine Street, on the right when traveling west on East Genesee Street.
"What is life to me if I am to be slave in Tennessee? My neighbors! I have lived with you many years… My home is here, my children were born here… I don't respect this law — I don't fear it — I don't obey it! It outlaws me, and I . . . — — Map (db m138792) HM
231 Civil War veterans are interred here including several killed in action and reinterred in Syracuse.
In 1951, vandals stole the original statue erected in 1895. In the early 1960's the original headstones were toppled rendering them . . . — — Map (db m181127) HM WM
On Crouse Drive at Forestry Drive, on the right when traveling east on Crouse Drive.
Anna Hyatt Huntington American 1876-1973 Young Abe Lincoln on Horseback, 1963 bronze, 13’ high This statue was presented in 1974 to Syracuse University along with several other smaller sculptures, and many of the personal and business . . . — — Map (db m145572) HM
On Tompkins Street west of Lowell Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
the head representing the Atlantic Ocean features Neptune's trident upholding a crescent shaped moon, indicative of the relationship between the moon and the tides. To one side is the compass chart and to the other is the compass box top . . . — — Map (db m110223) HM
On Tompkins Street west of Lowell Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
the Boyne head features the date "1690" - the year of the Battle of the Boyne when the Catholic King James was defeated by King William (Billy) of Orange.
The river rises in County Westmeath, touches County Offaly, flows into County Meath . . . — — Map (db m110217) HM
On Milton Avenue at Tompkins Street, on the right when traveling north on Milton Avenue.
The Coleman Family • The Leigh-Hayden Family
The O'Brien Family • Hon. Leo Hayes & Family
The Dorsey Family • The Gooley Family
Jerry Wilson • The Collins Family • Chris Witting
The Ken Davis Family • The Dennis Ryan Family
Mayor Thomas . . . — — Map (db m110366) HM
On Tompkins Street west of Lowell Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
the Liffey is the only female head and occupies the place of honour facing onto the quays and the river. The face is crowned by flowers and fruits and superimposed by a trident representing the city's powers over the waters of Dublin Bay . . . — — Map (db m110220) HM
On Tompkins Street east of Lowell Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
the greatest of Irish rivers - the lordly Shannon - features oak leaves and acorns, themselves symbols of strength and nobility. The trident represents Limerick City's sovereignty over the mighty Estuary. The river rises in [C]ounty [C]avan . . . — — Map (db m110222) HM
Near Marsden Road north of Covington Drive, on the left when traveling north.
HISTORY
The Alvord House is located in Fred Sehr Memorial Park at 399 Marsden Road, Syracuse, NY 13208 within the Lyncourt neighborhood on the east side of the Town of Salina. According to The Review (D) dated January 12, 1977 stated that . . . — — Map (db m152099) HM
Lilly Post No. 66 G.A.R.,
Dept. of New York.
Organized 1870
Past Commanders,
Gustavus Sniper • Nicholas Grumbach • Wm. Rautenberg
Officers, 1887
Commander, John Gebhardt • S.V.C., James W. Anderson
J.V.C., Edw. J. Luff • Adjt., . . . — — Map (db m181145) HM WM
On Lodi Street west of Butternut Street, on the left when traveling west.
"No man ever possessed a more generous heart, or more honorable feelings." — from Enoch Reed's obituary, Syracuse Standard, June 10, 1853
Born free in Ohio about 1813, African American Enoch Reed was one of more than a . . . — — Map (db m138799) HM
On James Street (New York State Route 290) 0.1 miles east of Highland Street, on the right when traveling east.
” …take into consideration the Principles of the American Government, and the extent to which they are trampled under foot by the Fugitive Slave Law.” —a call for a mass convention, signed by George Barnes, 1851
George and Rebecca . . . — — Map (db m138791) HM
On North Salina Street (U.S. 11) south of Butternut Street, on the right when traveling south.
”A strictly honest man…”
Born about 1807 in Oneida County, Prince Jackson was one of the earliest African American settlers in Syracuse and the earliest to have a documented deed for property. He came to Syracuse about 1827, married . . . — — Map (db m138798) HM
On Lodi Street east of Douglas Street, on the left when traveling east.
By the 1820s and 1830s, families such as the Allens, Jacksons, Reeds, Robinsons, Thompsons, Wales, and Wandells formed a coherent black community.
Rose Hill Cemetery
Established in 1841, Rose Hill was the burial place of many . . . — — Map (db m138800) HM
On South Salina Street at East Adams Street, on the right when traveling north on South Salina Street.
North Facing Side
This memorial is presented to the City of
Syracuse through personal contributions
of the enlisted men of the Thirty Eighth
Infantry, United States Army as a tribute
to the heroes among their number who
made the . . . — — Map (db m145150) WM
On South Warren Street at South Salina Street, on the right when traveling north on South Warren Street.
To the memory of the soldiers
and sailors of this country who
volunteered and served in the
War with Spain, Philippine Insurrection
and Boxer Uprising in China — — Map (db m145114) WM
On East Seneca Turnpike (New York State Route 173) at Seneca Drive, on the right when traveling west on East Seneca Turnpike.
April 21, 1810 John Gridley
bought 2 acres of land here.
He and his wife Nancy paid
Moses and Aaron Warner to
build this stone house — — Map (db m175929) HM
On South Salina Street (U.S. 11) north of Richfield Ave., on the right when traveling north.
This 33-acre parcel of land was renamed in 1969 in honor of James E. Heath, a beloved former Commissioner of Parks and Recreation for the City of Syracuse who believed in the importance of public recreation in urban areas for people of all ages.
. . . — — Map (db m145048) HM
On Salina Street (U.S. 11) at Dorwin Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Salina Street.
Large Iroquois-Onondaga
village located on east bank of
Onondaga Creek and extending
to this site
Onondaga Indians began to
settle here after the burning
of Onondaga Village in
Frontenac's Invasion 1696
From 1720 known as Lower . . . — — Map (db m124421) HM
On South Salina Street (U.S. 11) north of Richfield Ave., on the right when traveling north.
Used by the Dutch in 1634, by the Jesuit Missionaries, by Sir William Johnson and by Asa Danforth the Onondaga pioneer, carrying on his back the saw for the first sawmill in Central New York. — — Map (db m145049) HM
On West Genesee Street (New York State Route 5) at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west on West Genesee Street.
Home Of
Harriet May Mills, Pres. Of
N.Y. Woman Sufferage Assoc.
1st Woman to Run For Sec.
Of State (1920) Founder Of
On. Cty. Women's Democ. Club
— — Map (db m109248) HM
On Wyoming Street at Otisco Street, on the right when traveling north on Wyoming Street.
This area in the 1820s was
among the first local sites
to make salt by using sun
and wind to evaporate
brine from local springs. — — Map (db m145077) HM
On State Street (U.S. 11) at Ononsaga Street, on the right when traveling south on State Street.
In central New York lies the Onondaga Country where the legendary Indian statesmen Hiawatha and Deganawidah planted The Tree of Peace, and this founded the Iroquois Confederacy of the Five Nations. Here burned the council fire of the League of the . . . — — Map (db m234363) HM
On Van Buren Road, 0.1 miles north of Peck Road, on the left when traveling south.
Pioneer cemetery
on this site. Burials 1805-1862. After
broken markers displaced, lot became overgrown field. Rededicated in 2013. — — Map (db m175954) HM
