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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Hamilton

 
Clickable Map of Madison County, New York and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Madison County, NY (177) Chenango County, NY (145) Cortland County, NY (140) Oneida County, NY (230) Onondaga County, NY (343) Oswego County, NY (146) Otsego County, NY (157)  MadisonCounty(177) Madison County (177)  ChenangoCounty(145) Chenango County (145)  CortlandCounty(140) Cortland County (140)  OneidaCounty(230) Oneida County (230)  OnondagaCounty(343) Onondaga County (343)  OswegoCounty(146) Oswego County (146)  OtsegoCounty(157) Otsego County (157)
Wampsville is the county seat for Madison County
Hamilton is in Madison County
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1 ► New York, Madison County, Hamilton — The Bark Hut —
On River Road (County Route 73) 1.2 miles south of Carey Road, on the right when traveling south.
Here in 1788 stood the Bark Hut of Bates, Stowell and Salisbury, first settlers of what is now Madison County — — Map (db m308529) HM
2 ► New York, Madison County, Hamilton — Chenango Canal — 1837-1878 —
On Utica Street north of Lebanon Street, on the left when traveling north.
At this point the canal passed between Plank St. (Utica St.) and Eaton St. connecting the Erie Canal with the Susquehanna River — — Map (db m149426) HM
3 ► New York, Madison County, Hamilton — “Far From Thy Valley…” —
Near Alumni Road.
Erected to honor the students and alumni/ae who have gone forth from this hill to serve their country and humanity over more than a century and a half, especially the more than 5,000 members of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps who began their training . . . — — Map (db m268423) HM WM
4 ► New York, Madison County, Hamilton — Madison Street Cemetery —
On Madison Street (County Route 83) south of Johnny Cake Hill Road, on the right when traveling south.
Established about 1830 Elisha Payne founder of the village of Hamilton is buried here — — Map (db m226532) HM
5 ► New York, Madison County, Hamilton — NY  O & W Railway —
Near Lebanon Street, on the right when traveling north.
By transporting passengers, coal, milk, and many other goods, the O & W helped bring prosperity to rural regions. The last train on the "Old and Weary" ran in 1957. Dedicated to the past and present members of Fountain Fire Co. No. 1 . . . — — Map (db m261101) HM
6 ► New York, Madison County, Hamilton — This Marks The Spot Where —
Near Alumni Road.
This marks the spot where in the year 1794 Samuel Payne felled the first tree in a virgin wilderness and kneeling dedicated to God these acres which in later yrs. he gave as a site for Colgate University. — — Map (db m268422) HM
7 ► New York, Madison County, Hamilton — Thus The Legend of the Great Chocolate Wreck… —
On Lebanon Street (County Route 75), on the right when traveling north.
Around 9 p.m., September 27, 1955 O & W freight train ON-2 traveled through Hamilton towards Norwich. Someone had set a switch to divert the train from the main track, and though the engineer quickly braked, ON-2 hurtled up a siding, flying through . . . — — Map (db m268425) HM
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026