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This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Oswego County, New York.

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Marker name Image Date designated Location City or Town Coords Marker text
1 FIRST SETTLER On Nys 49 At Cleveland Constantia, Town Of, New York Near This Spot Christopher Martin Made First Settlement In Cleveland 1821
2 FIRST SETTLER On Nys 49 At Bernhard's Bay Constantia, Town Of, New York Near This Spot John Bernhard Made First Settlement In Bernhard's Bay 1795
3 FRENCHMAN'S On Nys 49 About 1/2 Mile East Of Constantia Constantia, Town Of, New York Island Camp Site Of Van Schaick's Expedition On Return From Attack On Onandaga April 22, 1779
4 KEMPWYK On Nys 49 About 1 Mile West Of Cleveland Constantia, Town Of, New York Home Of Francis Adrian Van Der Kamp 1793
5 TRINITY On Nys 49 At Constantia Constantia, Town Of, New York Episcopal Church Erected 1831, 24 Acres And Building Donated By Frederick W. Scriba.
6 FIRST SETTLER On County Road At Caughdenoy Hastings, Town Of, New York Near This Spot Myron Stevens Made First Settlement In Caughdenoy 1797
7 INDIAN FISHERY On County Road At Caughdenoy Hastings, Town Of, New York T'kah-koon-goon-da-nah-yea Was Located Near This Spot 1753
8 NEAR THIS SPOT On Us 11 At Brewerton Hastings, Town Of, New York Samuel De Champlain On October 8, 1615 Crossed The River And Discovered Oneida Lake
9 OVER THIS WATER ROUTE On Us 11 At Brewerton Hastings, Town Of, New York Yamuel De Champlain St. Leger's Army Passed Invest Ft. Stanwix July 29, 1777
10 ARROW On Us 11 At Brewerton Hastings, Town Of, New York A Few Rods South Oliver Stevens 1St Settler In Brewerton Erected A Blockhouse 1794
11 SILAS TOWNE On Co. Rd. At Shore Of Lake Ontario About 4 Miles North Of Mexico Mexico, Town Of, New York Revolutionary Hero Here Overheard Plans Of St. Leger's Army Whereby Patriots Saved Ft. Stanwix & Won Battle Of Oriskany
12 ARROW On County Road About 3 Miles North Of Mexico Mexico, Town Of, New York Spy Island And The Grave Of Silas Towne
13 FIRST At Intersection Of E. Oneida & E. Second Sts. Oswego, City Of, New York Court House Erected 1822 On Present Site Removed 1859 And Since Used For Church Purposes
14 HERE WAS THE OLD At Intersection Of W. Seneca & W. First Sts. Oswego, City Of, New York Cable Ferry By Which The River Was Crossed 1803
15 THIS WAS THE At Intersection Of W. Seneca & W. First Sts. Oswego, City Of, New York First Building In Oswego To Be Used As A School House, Church And Public Hall Erected About 1806
16 CAPTAIN On County Road At Redfield Redfield, Town Of, New York Nathan Sage Of Conn. Made The First Settlement In Town Of Redfield Nearby About 1795
17 SAMUEL DE On Us 11 At Pulaski Richfield, Town Of, New York Champlain West Of Here On Lake Shore Champlain With French And Hurons Landed, Oct. 1615 On His Expedition Against Iroquois
18 1809 STATE ROAD On Nys 49 At Roosevelt Corners Schroeppel, Town Of, New York Later Plank Road. Passed Through Roosevelt Hamlet, Founded By Nicholas J. Roosevelt
19 BURIAL PLACE On County Road In Pennellville Schroeppel, Town Of, New York Founder Of Town Of Schroeppel, Owner Of Twenty Thousand Acres, Died 1825.
20 GRIST MILL On Town Road At Gilbert's Mills Schroeppel, Town Of, New York First In Town Of Schroeppel Built Here At Gilbert's Mills By Andrus And Hiram Gilbert In 1819
21 HINMANVILLE On County Rd. At Hinmanville Schroeppel, Town Of, New York Lock No. 1 Located Near Here. Lock Tender's House Nearby. Old Oswego Canal Completed 1828. Important Waterway To West.
22 KUH-NA-TA-HA On Nys 57 At Phoenix Schroeppel, Town Of, New York Indian Fishing Village 1654 Known To The Indians As "Place Of Tall Pines" Discovered By Father Le Moyne
23 PENNELL On County Road In Pennellville Schroeppel, Town Of, New York Saw Mill Built Here By Dr. Richard Pennell In 1833
24 SCHROEPPEL On Town Rd. At Schroeppel's Bridge Schroeppel, Town Of, New York Homestead First Frame House Built In Schroeppel Town 1818 By George Casper Schroeppel
25 SITE OF On Nys 57 At Three Rivers Schroeppel, Town Of, New York British Camp Sir Jeffery Amherst With Ten Thousand Troops Was Here 1760 Enroute To Canada To Crush French Power In America
26 SITE OF On Nys 57 At Three Rivers Schroeppel, Town Of, New York Stockaded Fort 1758-1759 About 60 Feet Square Containing 3 Storehouses Built By Colony Of N. Y.
27 SITE OF On Nys 264 About 1 Mile North Of Phoenix Schroeppel, Town Of, New York Toll Gate Plank Road Built 1855 Connected Phoenix With Pennellville. Road Five Miles In Length.
28 SITE OF On Nys 57 At Phoenix Schroeppel, Town Of, New York Toll Gate Schroeppel Was Held Here At Home Of James B. Richardson In 1833
29 SITE OF On Town Road At Gilbert's Mills Schroeppel, Town Of, New York Salt Well Well Sunk 340 Feet In 1864 By Capt. E.s. Cook Resulted In Strong Salt Brine. Six Kettles Were Built Into An Arch For Manufacturing Salt
30 SITE OF At Intersection Of State & Culvert Sts. At Phoenix Schroeppel, Town Of, New York First Log Cabin Abram Paddock Known To Indian As "Bear Hunter Paddock", First White Settler In Schroeppel, Built His Cabin Here 1801
31 TOWN MEETING On Nys 57 At Phoenix Schroeppel, Town Of, New York First Town Meeting In Schroeppel Was Held Here At Home Of James B. Richardson In 1833
32 TREASURE ISLAND On Nys 57 At Phoenix Schroeppel, Town Of, New York French Colonists Camped On Island In Escaping From Onondaga Indians In 1658. Said To Have Lightened Their War Chests And Deposited Cannon And Gold Here
33 SITE OF THE FIRST On Us 104 At Scriba Scriba, Town Of, New York Log House In Scriba. Built 1804 By Major Hiel Stone Temporary Hospital For Wounded Soldiers 1814
34 JEROME I. CASE On Nys 13 At Williamstown Williamstown, Town Of, New York 1819-1891 Born Near Here Pioneer Builder Of Power Farm Machinery
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