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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FDL_wreck-of-the-david-w-mills_Oswego-NY.html
Grounded!
The David W. Mills, a cargo vessel that was part of a vast commercial shipping industry on the Great Lakes, played an important role in the industrial development of the north American interior. The Mills ran aground on Ford Shoals in de…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FDC_curtis-f-shoup_Oswego-NY.html
First Plaque:
Posthumously awarded the
Congressional Medal of Honor,
Curtis F. Shoup is the symbol
of all those from the town
of Scriba who have served in
the wars of the United States.
Second Plaque:
Curtis F. Shoup
New York
Staff Sergeant 346…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FCQ_log-house_Oswego-NY.html
Site of the first
Log House
in Scriba. Built 1804
by Major Hill Stone
temporary hospital for
wounded soldiers 1814
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FBY_oswego-west-side-forts_Oswego-NY.html
British Toehold on Lake Ontario
During the French and Indian War, the Oswego River was the only British controlled waterway into the Great Lakes. French commander-in-chief, the Marquis de Montcalm, recognizing its strategic importance, wrote that…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FBT_oswego-harbor-west-pierhead-lighthouse_Oswego-NY.html
Over the years, Oswego has been the site of four lighthouses. The first lighthouse was built in 1821 on the grounds of Fort Ontario and discontinued in 1838. After the completion of the West Harbor Pier in 1836 (running west to east from Third Str…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FBR_fort-george_Oswego-NY.html
Fort George
Was here built as an outwork of Fort
Oswego in October 1755 by Lieutenant Colonel Mercer
of the first American regiment of English troops.
It was garrisoned by 150 New York Colonial Militia
under Colonel Schuyler, and was captured and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FBM_fort-ontario_Oswego-NY.html
Fort Ontario
Built by English under Governor Shirley 1755
Captured & destroyed by French
under Marquis of Montcalm 1756
Rebuilt by English under Lord Amherst 1759
Destroyed by Americans 1778 - Rebuilt by English 1782
Surrendered by English & garri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FBL_fort-oswego_Oswego-NY.html
This is the site of the former Fort Oswego, a "stone house of strength," built by the British in 1727 to protect their fur-trading interests on the Great Lakes. Strengthened by the addition of outer walls and blockhouses around 1742, Fort Oswego w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FBI_fort-oswego_Oswego-NY.html
This tablet
marks the site of Fort
Oswego sometimes called Fort
Burnet, Chouaguen, or Pepperrell.
Built in 1727 by Governor Burnet,
strengthened and enlarged in 1755
by General Shirley - garrisoned by 1700
royal and colonial troops,
captured and d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWTL_birthplace-dr-mary-edwards-walker_Oswego-NY.html
BirthplaceDr. Mary Edwards Walker1832-1919Medal of HonorFor Service in the Civil War