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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M9X_the-oswego-canal_Oswego-NY.html
Dewitt Clinton dreamed of "a Great Canal" to solve the problem of access to the natural resources of the mid-west. Of the two routes considered - a canal across the state to Buffalo and a canal to Lake Ontario at Oswego - the Buffalo proposal won …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M9E_age-of-iron-horses_Oswego-NY.html
The railroad overtook the river and canal as the major mode of transport to and from the interior. The river banks and waterfront were dominated by tracks, bridges, and coal trestles. Coal, grain, lumber, and people now moved through the city by r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M8P_river-industries_Oswego-NY.html
Oswego offered close proximity to raw materials from the interior, a water route to markets of the world, and water power. These assets caused the river banks to become lined with factories, warehouses, and storage buildings. Materials were transf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M7Y_seaway-trail_Oswego-NY.html
Oswego Riverside Attractions West Side Attractions 1. West Pierhead Lighthouse 2. H. Lee White Marine Museum 3. Port of Oswego Authority West Terminal 4. U.S. Coast Guard Station 5. Wright's Landing Marina 6. Breitbeck Park 7. West Side …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M7K_bicentennial-peace-garden_Oswego-NY.html
Near this site, on May 5-7, 1814, British naval forces entered Oswego Harbor and conducted an amphibious assault on Fort Ontario and the Village of Oswego. Lieutenant Colonel George Mitchell, commanding 290 men of the 3rd U.S. Artillery Regiment a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M6Y_african-troops-at-fort-ontario_Oswego-NY.html
Revolutionary War (1775-1783) Over 5,000 African Americans served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. About half of the Rhode Island regiment consisted of free blacks and escaped slaves. In February 1783, Colonel Marinus Wille…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M5N_the-o-w-railroad_Oswego-NY.html
The O&W Railroad Launched 1866 as New York & Oswego Midland, the New York, Ontario & Western ran to Weehawken, New Jersey, from here until 1957.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M5B_underground-station_Oswego-NY.html
Site of Underground Station Home of Daniel & Miriam Pease 1818-1847 Fugitive Slaves Sheltered Here For Safe Passage to Freedom
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M5A_rural-cemetery_Oswego-NY.html
Rural Cemetery Begun ca. 1820 Medal of Honor Recipients Dr. Mary Walker, 1st Female Recipient, and James H. Lee Interred at this Site
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KYR_centralization_Central-Square-NY.html
Central Square School Centralization on June 8, 1944, 40 schools in the Oneida Lake area combined to form the current Central Square School District.
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