# List of New York State Historic Markers in Onondaga County, New York

This is a list of New York State Historic Markers in Onondaga County, New York.

## Listings county-wide

| Marker name | Location | City/Town | Coords | Marker text |
| 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 | 43°01′58.9434″N 76°27′28.04″W﻿ / ﻿43.033039833°N 76.4577889°W﻿ / 43.033039833; -76.4577889 | 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 | 42°54′32″N 76°04′28″W﻿ / ﻿42.90885°N 76.07446°W﻿ / 42.90885; -76.07446) | |
| 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 Baldwinsvlle | 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 | 43°00′09″N 75°58′37″W﻿ / ﻿43.00250°N 75.97694°W﻿ / 43.00250; -75.97694 | Terminated Here Completed About 1809, Joining The Seneca Turnpike Here |
| CHRIST CHURCH | On NYS 173 At Manlius | Manlius, Town Of, New York | 43°00′08″N 75°58′27″W﻿ / ﻿43.00222°N 75.97417°W﻿ / 43.00222; -75.97417 | 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 | 43°01′37.85″N 75°54′47.09″W﻿ / ﻿43.0271806°N 75.9130806°W﻿ / 43.0271806; -75.9130806 | 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 | 43°00′07″N 75°58′30″W﻿ / ﻿43.00194°N 75.97500°W﻿ / 43.00194; -75.97500 | 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 | 43°01′46″N 76°00′26″W﻿ / ﻿43.02944°N 76.00722°W﻿ / 43.02944; -76.00722 | 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 | 43°00′05″N 75°58′47″W﻿ / ﻿43.00139°N 75.97972°W﻿ / 43.00139; -75.97972 | 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 | 43°0′19.44″N 76°10′4.58″W﻿ / ﻿43.0054000°N 76.1679389°W﻿ / 43.0054000; -76.1679389 | 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 | 42°55′30″N 75°54′22″W﻿ / ﻿42.92500°N 75.90611°W﻿ / 42.92500; -75.90611) | 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 | 42°54′02″N 76°00′47″W﻿ / ﻿42.90056°N 76.01306°W﻿ / 42.90056; -76.01306 | 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 | 42°53′56″N 76°00′57″W﻿ / ﻿42.89889°N 76.01583°W﻿ / 42.89889; -76.01583) --> | 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 | 42°55′17″N 75°58′13″W﻿ / ﻿42.92139°N 75.97028°W﻿ / 42.92139; -75.97028) | 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 | 42°53′58″N 76°00′56″W﻿ / ﻿42.89944°N 76.01556°W﻿ / 42.89944; -76.01556 | 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 | 42°58′06.72″N 75°54′56.16″W﻿ / ﻿42.9685333°N 75.9156000°W﻿ / 42.9685333; -75.9156000 | 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 | 42°54′00″N 76°00′58″W﻿ / ﻿42.90000°N 76.01611°W﻿ / 42.90000; -76.01611 | 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 | 42°59′01.98″N 75°56′38.82″W﻿ / ﻿42.9838833°N 75.9441167°W﻿ / 42.9838833; -75.9441167 | 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 | 42°58′43.08″N 75°56′01.86″W﻿ / ﻿42.9786333°N 75.9338500°W﻿ / 42.9786333; -75.9338500 | 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 | 42°58′11.22″N 75°58′14.94″W﻿ / ﻿42.9697833°N 75.9708167°W﻿ / 42.9697833; -75.9708167 | 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 | 42°54′01″N 76°00′47″W﻿ / ﻿42.90028°N 76.01306°W﻿ / 42.90028; -76.01306 | 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 | 42°53′56″N 76°00′50″W﻿ / ﻿42.89889°N 76.01389°W﻿ / 42.89889; -76.01389 | 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 | 42°53′51″N 76°01′01″W﻿ / ﻿42.89750°N 76.01694°W﻿ / 42.89750; -76.01694 | In Town Of Pompey Built By Ebenezer Handy, 1806 |
| ORAN | On NYS 92 & NYS 20 N At Oran | Pompey, Town Of, New York | 42°58′41.94″N 75°56′00.06″W﻿ / ﻿42.9783167°N 75.9333500°W﻿ / 42.9783167; -75.9333500 | Settled In 1793 By The Barnes Brothers, Asa Rosewll, And Phineas. Came Here With Their Families From Massachusetts. |
| PRATT'S FALLS | On County Rd. At Pratt's Falls Park | Pompey, Town Of, New York | | First Mills In Onon. Co. Built By Manoah Pratt, Sr. Abnd Abraham Smith In 1796 First A Saw Mill And Then A Flour Mill In 1798. |
| ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION CHURCH | On Town Rd. At Pompey | Pompey, Town Of, New York | 42°54′01″N 76°00′46″W﻿ / ﻿42.90028°N 76.01278°W﻿ / 42.90028; -76.01278 | First In Pompey Was Located Here, 1857–1866. Father James Cahill, First Priest |
| SITE OF | On Us 20 At Pompey Center | Pompey, Town Of, New York | | Green's House Built Of Logs In 1796 By David Green. The Settlement Was Known For Years As Green's Corners |
| SITE OF | On NYS 91 About 1¼ Miles North Pompey | Pompey, Town Of, New York | | Log City Rival Of Pompey With A Store, Asery, Tannery, Shoe And Carpenter Shops, And A Schoolhouse. |
| SITE OF FIRST SCHOOL | On Co. Rd. At Oran | Pompey, Town Of, New York | 42°58′37.08″N 75°56′02.76″W﻿ / ﻿42.9769667°N 75.9341000°W﻿ / 42.9769667; -75.9341000 | Built Here About 1800. George Clark, First Teacher And Afterwards The First Merchant In Oran |
| SITE OF | On Town Rd. At Pompey | Pompey, Town Of, New York | | Pompey Academy 1810–1834 Original Academy Was 40 × 50 Feet Frame Buildings, Two Stories, Gable End Facing South. |
| SALT MAKING | On NYS 57 & NYS 370 At Liverpool | Salina, Town Of, New York | | Manufacture Of Salt Was Begun Here In Liverpool By John Danforth, Brother As Asa Danforth, 1794 |
| GEDDES | At The Intersection Of NYS 48 And Hiawatha Blvd. At Syracuse | Syracuse, City Of, New York | | Town Named For James Geddes 1763–1838, Engineer Of State Canals For N.y. Was First To Make Salt Here. Surveyed Site Of Syracuse, 1804 |
| ONONDAGA BRICK | At The Intersection Of NYS 48 And Hiawatha Blvd. At Syracuse | Van Buren, Town Of, New York | | Thomas Marvin, Soldier In Wars Of 1776 And 1812, Settled Here 1811 (Cazenovia 1800). Made First Brick Here From Native Clay Trod By Oxen. |
| Buellville | Rte 92 | Manlius, Town of | 42°59′4″N 75°56′43″W﻿ / ﻿42.98444°N 75.94528°W﻿ / 42.98444; -75.94528 | Hamlet named for Buell Family who arrived in 1799. Ran lumber/plaster mills. Luther Buell, "Pompey Pioneer." 1786–1876 |
| Disciples Church | Academy Street | Pompey, Town Of, New York | 42°54′02″N 76°00′54″W﻿ / ﻿42.90056°N 76.01500°W﻿ / 42.90056; -76.01500 | Disciples of christ church organized in 1834 with 28 members present building by Matthias Berry in 1868. |
| Site of Pompey Academy | Academy Street | Pompey, Town Of, New York | 42°54′02″N 76°00′43″W﻿ / ﻿42.90056°N 76.01194°W﻿ / 42.90056; -76.01194 | 1810-1834 Original academy was 40 X 50 feet frame building, two stories, gable end facing south. |
| THE ERIE CANAL - CANVASS WHITE | Manlius Center at Old Erie Canal State Historic Park | Manlius, Town Of, New York | | Development of hydraulic cement, used in construction of the Erie Canal, by Canvass White |
| MATILDA JOSLYN GAGE | On Rte 5, Corner of Walnut Street, Fayetteville, NY | Manlius, Town Of, New York | 43°01′45″N 76°00′29″W﻿ / ﻿43.02917°N 76.00806°W﻿ / 43.02917; -76.00806 | Nationally Known Abolition and Women's Rights Advocate Lived Here From 1854 Until Her Death In 1898 |