This is a list of New York State Historic Markers in Onondaga County, New York.
Listings county-wide
SITE OF On NYS 5, two miles west of Syracuse at Fairmount Corners Camillus, Town Of, New York Home Of James Geddes, 1798 Erie Canal Surveyor, 1808 Chief Engineer 1816–1825 EARLY SCHOOL On county road, about 1/2 mile south of Brewerton Cicero, Town Of, New York Here Stood Schoolhouse; District No. 1, Built 1824. First District School In Town Of Cicero JOHN LEACH On US 11 at Cicero Cicero, Town Of, New York Made First Settlement At Cicero Corners In 1802. Kept A Tavern In Loghouse LANDING PLACE On US 11 at Brewerton Cicero, Town Of, New York Near This Point Van Schaick Expedition Against Onondagas Landed April 20, 1779 SITE OF INDIAN VILLAGE On US 11 at Brewerton Cicero, Town Of, New York Techiroguen Visited By Le Moyne 1654 And By La Salle 1673 TOLL-GATE HOUSE On Bennett St. at Brewerton Cicero, Town Of, New York Built At South End Of First Highway Bridge, 1824 At Brewerton. Moved To This Site About 1850. CAUGHDENOY On county road at Caughdenoy Clay, Town Of, New York Lock Constructed By State Of New York 1841. OAK ORCHARD On county road 1½ miles north of Euclid Clay, Town Of, New York Lock Constructed By State Of New York 1840. ONONDAGA NATION On NYS 57 about one mile south of Three Rivers Clay, Town Of, New York Of Indians Settled Hereabouts According To Tradition Several Centuries Before Discovery Of America By Columbus, 1492. SITE OF On South Bank Of Barge Canal At Three Rivers Clay, Town Of, New York Mc Gee's Inn (According To Traditions) Patrick Mc Gee, First Settler Town Of Clay, 1793. In 1791 Kept First Inn At Brewerton. DANFORTH MILLS On County Rd. About 1/2 Mile North Of Jamesville Dewitt, Town Of, New York On This Side Of The Creek Saw Mill Built 1792 Grist Mill JOHN YOUNG On NYS 5 And NYS 92 At Dewitt Dewitt, Town Of, New York 1752–1834 Revolutionary Soldier First Settler Here In 1791 Village First Called Youngsville MOREHOUSE FLATS On NYS 5 And NYS 92 At Dewitt Dewitt, Town Of, New York Benj. Morehouse Settled Here 1789 His Log Tavern Opened 1790 Mexico Town Organized Here 1791 Meeting Here Proposed Formation Of Onondagaco. Dec 23, 1793 UNION On NYS 20 N & NYS 173 About 1/2 Mile East Of Jamesville Dewitt, Town Of, New York Congregational Church Building Erected 1808 Society Moved To Jamesville 1828 BUILT ABOUT 1820 On NYS 5 At Elbridge Elbridge, Town Of, New York Home Of Col. John Stevens, Onondaga County Militia, War Of 1812 THIS LOT On NYS 5 At Elbridge Elbridge, Town Of, New York Was Part Of Military Tract Of Capt. Wm. Stevens, Member Mass. Society Cincinnati: State Superintendent Of Salt Industry. ANDREWS CABIN On County Rd. About 2½ Mi. South Of Fabius Fabius, Town Of, New York Built By William Andrews About 1821 BAPTIST CHURCH On NYS 80 At Fabius Fabius, Town Of, New York First In Town Of Fabius Unbroken Service Since Its Organization On Aug. 24, 1803. This Building Erected 1818. FIRST CHURCH On County Rd. About 3 Mi. South Of Fabius Fabius, Town Of, New York In The Valley Organized Here 1803 First Baptist Church Of Fabius SITE OF On County Rd. About 2½ Mi. South Of Fabius Fabius, Town Of, New York Keeney Cabin Inhabited 1795 By Simon Keeney, Jr. Birthplace Of Son John First White Child Born In This Valley 1797 SITE OF On NYS 80 At Fabius Fabius, Town Of, New York Woodruf Cabin Pioneer Home Of Gurdon Woodruf Built About 1795 WEBSTER CABIN On County Rd. About 3 Mi. South Of Fabius Fabius, Town Of, New York Built About 1820 By Eli Webster First Frame House In This Valley CARDIFF GIANT On Us 20 At Cardiff Lafayette, Town Of, New York Disinterred Near This Village On Oct. 16, 1869. Represented As A Petrified Prehistoric Man, It Was Subsequently, Proved A Hoax MASON CREEK On Apulia Road at intersection of Colton Road. Lafayette, Town Of, New York ) NEAR HERE WAS THE HOME OF On NYS 91 At Jamesville Lafayette, Town Of, New York Moses Dewitt Pioneer Settler, Surveyor Major Of Militia And Judge Of The County Court [ARROW] 600 FEET On NYS 91 About 1½ Miles South Of Jamesville Lafayette, Town Of, New York Site Of Indian Town Onondaga 1684–1696 Destroyed At Time Of Frontenac's Invasion 1696 BATTERY B On NYS 370 About 3 Miles Southwest Of Baldwinsville Lysander, Town Of, New York First N.y. Light Artillery Drilled Near This Point Under Their Organizer, Capt. Rufus D. Pettit, In The Summer Of 1861. FIRST LIFT LOCK On NYS 31 & NYS 370 At Baldwinsville Lysander, Town Of, New York The First Lift Lock To Be Constructed West Of Little Falls Was Built Here In 1809 By Jonas C. Baldwin. FIRST SETTLER On County Rd. At Jacksonville Lysander, Town Of, New York The Home Of The First White Settler In The Township Of Lysander, Jonathan Palmer, Revolutionary Soldier, Was Built On This Site, 1793. GRACE CHURCH On Elizabeth St. At Baldwinsville Lysander, Town Of, New York The Episcopal Church Was The First Church In The United States, According To Tradition, To Be Lighted By Electricity ON THIS HILL On NYS 31 At Baldwinsville Lysander, Town Of, New York In The Original House, 31 Women Organized The Female Charitable Society, Second Oldest Woman's Society In The U.s., July 27, 1817. SITE OF On NYS 48 About 4 Miles North Of Baldwinsville Lysander, Town Of, New York Halfway Tavern 1814-34 Stopping Place For Stage And For Oudiaga, Indian Runner, First Mail Carrier Between Syracuse And Oswego CHERRY VALLEY TURNPIKE On Academy Street At Manlius Manlius, Town Of, New York Terminated Here Completed About 1809, Joining The Seneca Turnpike Here CHRIST CHURCH On NYS 173 At Manlius Manlius, Town Of, New York Oldest Church Edifice And Oldest Episcopal Parish In Onondaga County, Inc. 1804, 1811; Built 1813; Removed To This Side, 1832. DEEP SPRING On NYS 173 At The Madison & Onondaga County Line Manlius, Town Of, New York Te-ungh-sat-ayagh 450 Ft. North On Iroquois Trail. First Road Made 1790 By Gen. James Wadsworth. County Line And Survey Mark. FAYETTEVILLE On NYS 5 & NYS 92 At Fayetteville Manlius, Town Of, New York First Called "Manlius Four Corners". Settled In 1791 By Origen Eaton And Joshus Knowlton. Boyhood Home Of Grover Cleveland GEN. JOHN J. PECK On NYS 173 At Manlius Manlius, Town Of, New York Born Here Jan. 4, 1821; Won Promotion For Gallantry Mexican War; Made Maj. Gen. 1862; Defended Suffolk, Va.; Died Syracuse, April 21, 1878. GROVER CLEVELAND On NYS 5 & NYS 92 At Fayetteville Manlius, Town Of, New York President Of United States 1884–1888 And 1892–1896. His Boyhood Home Is The First House On The Left North Of The Corner House THE FIRST On NYS 92 At Manlius Manlius, Town Of, New York Schoolhouse In The Town Of Manlius Was Built Of Logs And Stood Near Here In 1798 THE MANLIUS SCHOOL On NYS 92 & NYS 20 N At Manlius Manlius, Town Of, New York Founded 1869 THE MANLIUS SCHOOL On NYS 92 About 1/2 Mi. South Of Manlius Manlius, Town Of, New York Founded 1869 As St. John's School Oldest Boy's Private Preparatory School In Central New York THIS WELL On Rown Rd. About 1 Mile East Of Manlius Manlius, Town Of, New York Dug In 1795 By Joseph Williams Soldier Of The Revolution Whose Log House Stood About 50 Feet North FIRST SAWMILL On NYS 20 N & NYS 175 At Marcellus Marcellus, Town Of, New York In Town Of Marcellus Built 1796 By Deacon Samuel Rice And Judge Dan Bradley SITE OF On NYS 20 N & NYS 175 At Marcellus Marcellus, Town Of, New York First Frame House In Town Of Marcellus. Built By Dr. Elnathan Beach, Who Served In American Revolution: Sheriff Of County From 1799 To 1801 SITE OF On NYS 175 At Marcellus Marcellus, Town Of, New York Tavern Kept By Deacon Samuel Rice 1800 First Church Services Were Held Here, Also Town Meetings SITE OF On NYS 20 N & NYS 175 At Marcellus Marcellus, Town Of, New York First Church Edifice In Onondaga County, Completed 1803; Present Church Built 1851 In Central New York FRANCIS ASBURY On NYS 20 N & NYS 175 At Onondaga Hill Onondaga, Town Of, New York First Bishop Of The Methodist Episcopal Church Preached June 26, 1807, In Onondaga Court House Then Standing On This Site MORAVIANS On NYS 11 A About 1 Mi. South Of Syracuse Onondaga, Town Of, New York Bishop Spangenberg And David Zeisberger As Missionaries Came To Onondaga Indians Near Here In 1745. David Returned '50,'52, '53, '54, '66. ONONDAGA RESERVATION On NYS 11 A About 1 Mi. South Of Syracuse Onondaga, Town Of, New York Established 1788. The Onondaga Indian Nation Founded The Iroquois League. SENTINEL HEIGHTS On Bull Hill Rd. About 4 Mis. Southeast Of Syracuse Onondaga, Town Of, New York Pioneer Cemetery Andrew Share, 1763–1847, Rev. Soldier, Who Gave Land For Cemetery, School House, And Methodist Church, Buried Here WAR OF 1812 On NYS 20 N & NYS 173 About 1/2 Mi. East Of Onondaga Hill Onondaga, Town Of, New York Captain Henry Crouch And Captain Benjamin Branch Soldiers Of War Of 1812 Who Died While Encamped Near Here Are Buried Above. ATWELL'S CORNERS On Co. Rd. At Madison & Onon. Co. Line 4 Mi. South Of Oran Pompey, Town Of, New York ) Joseph Atwell, 1754–1834 Revolutionary Soldier Settled Here 1792. Overseer Of Pompey Highways 1794 Owned Lot In Military Tract BAPTIST CHURCH On Co. Rd. At Pompey Pompey, Town Of, New York Built 1820 By N. Sterling. Frederick Freeman First Pastor. Abandoned In 1834. Roman Catholic Church 1866-92. Now Lemoyne Hall. BIRTHPLACE OF At Intersection Of Us 20 And NYS 91 At Pompey Pompey, Town Of, New York ) --> Gov. Horatio Seymour, 1811 Twice Governor Of New York State. Democratic Candidate For President Against Grant BIRTHPLACE OF On Us 20 About 3 Miles Northeast Of Pompey Pompey, Town Of, New York ) Charles Mason Born Here In Log House 1804 Graduate West Point 1829 Chief Justice Iowa 1838-42 U.s. Comm'r Patents 1853-57. CAPE COD COTTAGE On Co. Rd. About 1 Mi. S.e. Of Oran Pompey, Town Of, New York Built 1794 Slave Running Station For Sheltering Slaves During Civil War. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH On County Rd. At Pompey Pompey, Town Of, New York Organized Oct. 19, 1796 By Rev. Ameni R. Robinson Church Built In 1817-18. Now Pompey Presbyterian. DROVERS TAVERN, 1820 On NYS 92 & NYS 20 N About 1 Mile Southeast Of Oran Pompey, Town Of, New York Built Of Materials Taken From Premises; Design Of Main House On File Library Of Congress; Last Remaining Tavern For Drovers. FIRST MASS At Indian Hill On Town Rd. About 2 Mis. Southwest Of Oran Pompey, Town Of, New York In New York State Was Offered About 300 Feet North Of This Marker By Rev. J.m. Chaumont, 1655, In A Bark Chapel FIRST SCHOOL On NYS 91 At Pompey Pompey, Town Of, New York Erected In Town Of Pompey 1797 And Used Until 1810 Hepsabah Beebee—teacher Cemetery Adjoined School Grounds, Later Removed FIRST STEAMBOAT On NYS 92 & NYS 20 N About 1/2 Mile Northwest Of Oran Pompey, Town Of, New York Built By Wm. Avery 1 Mile South Of Oran. Launched In Limestone Creek Near Buellville, 1823, Later First Steamboat Used On Erie Canal FIRST TAVERN On NYS 92 & NYS 20 N At Oran Pompey, Town Of, New York 1796–1808 Built And Kept By Job Bartholomew. Burned 1808. Another Built On Same Site In 1809 Kept By Wm. Scoville HANDY'S TAVERN On NYS 91 At Pompey Pompey, Town Of, New York 1797 First Frame Building Erected By E. Butler, Jr. And Run As A Tavern By Him. The Original Frame Is Still In The House. INDIAN HILL At Indian Hill On Town Rd. About 2 Miles Southwest Of Oran Pompey, Town Of, New York Was The Home Of The Onondaga Indians. Large Population Lived Here In 1655. INDIAN WAR STONE On County Rd. At Pompey Pompey, Town Of, New York Grindstone Of The Onondaga Indians. Used To Sharpen Arrows And Spears At Indian Hill Until 1666. Moved To Lemoyne Park Pompey, 1905. LOG HOUSE On Us 20 At Pompey Pompey, Town Of, New York Erected 1791 By Ebenezer Butler, Jr. First White Settler On Pompey Hill. A Rev. War Soldier, Member Of Assembly OLDEST FRAME HOUSE On Us 20 At Pompey Pompey, Town Of, New York In Town Of Pompey Built By Ebenezer Handy, 1806 ORAN On NYS 92 & NYS 20 N At Oran Pompey, Town Of, New York Settled In 1793 By The Barnes Brothers, Asa Rosewll, And Phine