On Onondaga Road (New York State Route 173) east of OCC Drive, on the left when traveling east.
First house for the care of
aged, destitute and homeless
of Onondaga County opened on
this site Feb. 1827. Existing
limestone building erected 1854. — — Map (db m145055) HM
On Martin Luther King East at State Street, on the left when traveling east on Martin Luther King East.
Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten was born near Chapel Hill, North Carolina on January 5, 1893 surrounded by a very musical family. Because Libba was left handed, it was very difficult for her to learn conventional methods of playing banjo or guitar. She . . . — — Map (db m218146) HM
On Martin Luther King East at State Street, on the left when traveling east on Martin Luther King East.
Dedicated to Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten,
internationally renowned and loved
as a writer and singer of folk music.
Most well known for her song "Freight Train",
she has kept 19th century folklore alive
so that her great-grandchildren and . . . — — Map (db m218145) HM
On Long Branch Road, 0.8 miles east of John Glenn Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Federal, state, and local governments have been working to clean up the
legacy of municipal and industrial pollution to improve Onondaga Lake.
1896 - City builds sewers and bans backyard privies. Sewage flows
directly into Onondaga Creek . . . — — Map (db m144713) HM
Onondaga Indians, the keepers of the council fires for the Iroquois League, lived here. French soldiers and Jesuit missionaries came from Canada in 1654 to seek their friendship. In that year, Father Simon Le Moyne discovered salt springs in the . . . — — Map (db m57112) HM
On Interstate 90, 1 mile west of New York State Route 233, on the right when traveling east.
Onondaga Indians, the keepers of the council fires for the Iroquois League, lived here. French soldiers and Jesuit missionaries came from Canada in 1654 to seek their friendship. In that year, Father Simon LeMoyne discovered salt springs in the . . . — — Map (db m64982) HM
On Long Branch Road, 0.8 miles east of John Glenn Blvd., on the right when traveling east.
Onondaga Lake was once the "Coney Island” of Central New York,
with a number of resorts and amusement parks established
along the western shore from 1875 through 1920.
The Maple Bay Hotel, with a beach, large dancing
pavilion, and . . . — — Map (db m144419) HM
On West Seneca Turnpike at Cedarvale Road, on the right when traveling east on West Seneca Turnpike.
Along this route a woman in white searches for her groom. Both died on their wedding night in the early 1900s while driving the 13 curves. — — Map (db m129018) HM
On East Water Street at North Salina Street, on the right when traveling west on East Water Street.
At Clinton Square you can once again skate where earlier generations played on the frozen Erie Canal. Clinton Square has been the center of Syracuse business, civic, and cultural events sine the first canal sections opened in the 1820s. In the 1920s . . . — — Map (db m225797) HM
On East Washington Street west of Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling west.
”It is treason, treason, TREASON, and nothing else.” - Daniel Webster, about refusing to carry out the Fugitive Slave Law, 1851.
On September 18, 1850, President Millard Fillmore signed the Fugitive Slave Act, requiring federal marshals . . . — — Map (db m138795) HM
Near East Water Street just east of Market Street, on the left when traveling east.
Buildings constructed on the banks of the canal had two distinct sides, one faced the canal and one faced the street.
The street sides of the buildings along the canal featured ornate facades to attract passing pedestrians and carriages. The . . . — — Map (db m144193) HM
On Erie Boulevard East (New York State Route 5) east of Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling west.
You are standing across from the Weighlock Building on the towpath of the canal where the mule drivers and the mules that pulled canal boats once trod.
The Syracuse Weighlock Building, built in 1850 to weigh canal boats, is the last surviving . . . — — Map (db m138698) HM
On Erie Boulevard East (New York State Route 5) east of Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling west.
The historic 60 foot wide right-of-way that became the Erie Canal in 1825 established N.Y.S. as the route to the west for an expanding nation. This corridor of commerce and culture, extending from Albany to Buffalo, made New York the Empire State. — — Map (db m138685) HM
On South Townsend Street north of East Genesee Street (New York State Route 92), on the left when traveling north.
”… numbers of persons, who have never felt any interest in the cause of the slave, before, now seem to have all their sympathies awakened, in his behalf.” —from Diary of Ellen Birdseye Wheaton (Boston, 1923) . . . — — Map (db m138793) HM
Near East Water Street just east of Montgomery Street, on the left when traveling east.
Typically both taverns and general stores were found at the lock sites. Both maintained gardens which supplied fresh vegetables not only for the patrons of the stores but also to the passing boatmen.
Flower gardens were also common . . . — — Map (db m144189) HM
On East Water Street just east of Montgomery Street, on the left when traveling east.
The Erie Canal did much more than link the cities of Albany and Buffalo.
It opened America's midwestern heartland to European immigrants entering New York Harbor. The Weighlock Building, the only one remaining in the world, was built in 1850 . . . — — Map (db m144190) HM
On East Water Street at East Genesee Street, on the right when traveling east on East Water Street.
”…when Susan B. Anthony urged Republicans to take a stand against slavery, Syracusans burned her in effigy in Hanover Square.”
Hanover Square (1) was a busy commercial district and civic gathering place in the mid-19th . . . — — Map (db m138796) HM
On Erie Boulevard East (New York State Route 5) east of Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling west.
That's the Weighlock Building across Erie Boulevard, where canal boats were weighed and tolls paid when this busy street was the Erie Canal. Cargo boats entered the stone lock chamber beneath the overhang, gates were closed at each end, the water . . . — — Map (db m138700) HM
On East Washington Street just east of Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling west.
James K. McGuire was elected Mayor of Syracuse at 26 years old in 1895. Known as the "Boy Mayor," he was reelected two times. The McGuire family emigrated from County Fermanagh, and Irish nationalism dominated his life. As President of Clan-na-Gael, . . . — — Map (db m142299) HM
On South Salina Street at West Water Street, on the right when traveling south on South Salina Street.
On June 9, 1825, General Lafayette was welcomed at Williston's mansion house where he breakfasted and was addressed by Judge Forman. — — Map (db m225795) HM
Near Erie Boulevard East (New York State Route 5) just east of Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling east.
The locks at the Weighlock are designed in the same manner as a standard lock. However, the basic function between a traditional lock and a weighlock differ. In a traditional lock, flooding the chamber was a simple function of gravity. The locks . . . — — Map (db m144191) HM
On Erie Boulevard East at Oswego Boulevard (New York State Route 5), on the left when traveling east on Erie Boulevard East.
In 1793 out of a total population of thirty-three inhabitants in the village of Salina, thirty persons were sick. The remaining three inhabitants with the help of neighborly and friendly Onondaga Indians took care of the sick for two months. In the . . . — — Map (db m138696) HM
On Erie Boulevard East west of Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling east.
Pitts Park is located next to the Syracuse Weighlock Building, on the site of a former widewaters where boat captains would wait their turn to enter the weighlock. At your left, where Oswego and Erie Boulevards intersect today, was the confluence of . . . — — Map (db m138699) HM
Near Erie Boulevard East (New York State Route 5) just east of Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling east.
This building was originally a dry goods store typical of those along the Erie Canal. The south side of the building, opening onto Water Street, featured a storefront, while the north side served to unload goods arriving by the canal. The building . . . — — Map (db m144224) HM
Near East Washington Street east of Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling west.
Washington Street Rails Laid 1837 Removed April 21, 1937 by Mayor Rolland B. Marvin First thru train operated over the 17,000,000 dollar elevated structure Sept. 24, 1936 Washington Street construction plan approved Mar. 15, 1937 and work started . . . — — Map (db m142300) HM
On South Franklin Street at West Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling south on South Franklin Street.
This clock honors the rule that changed basketball and saved the National Basketball Association. The 24-second shot clock, which put an end to stalling tactics that were threatening the league, was used for the first time in an NBA scrimmage . . . — — Map (db m145115) HM
On South Clinton Street at Erie Boulevard West, on the left when traveling south on South Clinton Street.
Several Syracuse banks sprouted here along the Erie Canal, each striving to benefit from the commerce of a fast growing city. When the first canal section opened here in 1820 the settlement had 60 people. By 1900 its population reached 108,000. . . . — — Map (db m138697) HM
On East Jefferson Street at East Onondaga Street, on the left when traveling east on East Jefferson Street.
The Underground Railroad: What Was It? Traveling by foot, wagon, boat, or railroad, between 100,000 and 150,000 African Americans sought freedom in Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean or the northern U.S. before the end of U.S. slavery in 1865. . . . — — Map (db m138801) HM
On South Clinton Street south of Erie Boulevard West, on the left when traveling south.
In 1827, the State of New York was among the first in the Union to abolish slavery. By the mid-1800's, Syracuse was known nationally as a hub of anti-slavery activity. Harriet Tubman, Gerrit Smith, the Rev. Samuel J. May, and the Rev. Jermain W. . . . — — Map (db m138797) HM
On East Jefferson Street at East Onondaga Street, on the left when traveling east on East Jefferson Street.
"The president of the railroad… humanely provided me with free passes for the fugitives on the road to Canada and freedom."
— Charles Merrick, Reminiscences of the Jerry Rescue, 1893
The Wesleyan Methodist Church was a . . . — — Map (db m138794) HM
Near East Water Street just east of Montgomery Street, on the left when traveling east.
A weighlock was used to weigh canalboats so that a tariff could be determined on the cargo. Each time a boat captain took on a new cargo, he was required to have the cargo weighed and pay a toll.
Boats were weighed once a year to determine the . . . — — Map (db m144192) HM
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
