Overview of the Collection
Onondaga County Public
Library
Local History & Genealogy Department
447 South Salina
Street
Syracuse, New York, 13202
(315) 435-1900
English
Memorial Monuments and Tablets in
Syracuse, N.Y.
19uu
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Photographs and information cards for
monuments and tablets in Syracuse, New York, many of which are no longer standing.
Biographical History
This collection of photographs and information cards on over 60 Syracuse area
monuments and tablets was given to the Syracuse Public Library by an unknown donor.
There is no date on the records. The black and white photographs included are
estimated to have been taken in the mid 20th century. Many of the monuments and tablets
included in this collection are no longer standing, and their current location is
unknown.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
This collection consists of information cards and black and white photographs of over
60 Syracuse area monuments and tablets. The information cards include research that
the donor conducted on each monument or tablet, including information on when
and by whom the monuments were created, and where the monuments were located. Some of
the files include only photographs, others only information cards, but the majority
of the files have both.
Arrangement of the Collection
The information in this collection is arranged in alphabetical order by the name of
the monument or tablet.
Related Materials
There are related materials in the Local History/Genealogy Department of the Onondaga
County Public Library. Please view the library catalog at www.onlib.org or contact an
OCPL librarian for more information. Please check with OCPL staff to access the
archival collection.
Access Restrictions
User must have a valid Onondaga County Public Library card.
Use Restrictions
User must use materials in the Local History and Genealogy Department of the Central
Library.
Permission must be obtained from staff for reproduction of any
materials.
Subject Headings
Persons
Onondaga County Public Library
Places
Monuments-New York
(State)-Syracuse
Historic sites-New York
(State)-Syracuse
Historic markers-New York
(State)-Syracuse
Black-and-white photographs
Identifying cards
Syracuse (NY) - History
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Memorial Monuments and Tablets in Syracuse, N.Y.
Onondaga County Public
Library
Local History and Genealogy Department
Shelf Location: MS-33
Acquisition Information
Gift from unknown person.
Inventory
10 Commandments Plaque, Post Office Building, photograph and
information card, 1924
1
1812 Arsenal Tablet, E. Seneca Turnpike at foot of Arsenal
Hill, photograph and information cards, 1927
2
Harvey Baldwin tablet, Rose Hill Cemetery, photograph and
information card, 1930
3
William Beauchamp, Onondaga Historical Association and
Beauchamp Library, information card, 1928, 1930
4
Billings Park Fountain, photograph and information cards,
1867
5
Andrew Burr Blodgett School, information card, undated
6
Bronze Boy statue, Union Park, photograph and information
cards, 1903
7
Bronze Elks, Oakwood Cemetery, photograph and information
cards, 1925
8
Burnet Park Memorial, photograph, undated
9
Marion E. Bushnell, Sumner School, information card,
undated
10
Col. John G. Butler, St. Agnes Cemetery, information cards,
1921
10A
Franklin Chase, information card, undated
11
Columbus monument, St. Mary's Circle, photographs and
information cards, 1934
12
Courthouse I bronze tablet, photograph and information cards,
1922
13
Courthouse II, photograph and information card, 1935
14
Asa Danforth home, S. Salina St. near E. Seneca Turnpike,
photograph and information card, 1916
15
Danforth War Memorial monument, intersection N. Salina,
Danforth and Alvord Sts., photograph, undated
16
Demong Park Fountain, photograph and information card,
1899?
17
Philip Eckel Memorial, Eckel Park, N. Salina, Butternut and
N. State Sts., photograph and information cards, 1900
18
Erie Canal monument, Erie Blvd. and Teall Ave., photograph
and information cards, 1935
19
Fayette Park fountain, photographs and information cards,
18uu
20
Fireman's Memorial monument, Fayette Park, in honor of those
who died in Collins block fire, photographs and information cards,
1939
21
GAR Monument, Root Post, Oakwood Cemetery, photograph,
1885
22
Goethe and Shiller monument, Shiller Park, Highland and
Butternut Sts., photographs and information cards, 1911
23
Joseph Griffin, Hotel Syracuse, information card, 1937
23
Indian Bowman monument, Union Park, N. Salina, N. State,
Union Pl. and Kirkpatrick Sts., photographs and information cards,
1904
24
Iroquois Trail marker, S. Salina near Richfield Ave.,
photographs and information cards, 1935
25
Jerry Rescue tablet, Clinton St. corner W. Water St. facing
canal, photographs and information cards, 1914
26
Jesuit Well, east shore of Onondaga Lake, photographs and
information cards, 1933
27
Sir William Johnson (Fort) tablets, 2205 Valley Drive,
information card, 1929
28
Kanu-ta-Go-Wah, Dorwin Ave. and S. Salina St., photograph and
information cards, 1933
29
Keble School Site, 400 James St., photograph and information
card, 1905
30
Ansel E. Kinne, Madison School, information cards, 1925
31
William Kirkpatrick fountain, postcard, undated
32
Kiwanis World War II Memorial, S. Salina, E. Onondaga and
Harrison Sts., information cards, 1925
33
LeMoyne drinking fountain, Washington Park, Park St. and
LeMoyne Ave., photographs and information cards, 1908
34
Phillip K. Lighthall, Onondaga Orphans Home, information card,
undated
34A
Lilly Post 66 GAR, Shiller Park, photographs and information
cards, 1925
35
Lincoln at Onondaga Hotel, information cards, 1936
36
Lincoln Park memorial tablet, photographs and information
cards, 1922
37
Dr. Edmund Mills tablet, Thornden Park, information card,
1924
38
Onondaga Indians, Erie and Oswego, photographs and
information cards, 1934
39
Polish-American War Veterans Memorial, Kosciuszko Park, Park
Ave. and W. Genesee St., photographs and information cards,
1949
40
Post Office tablet, on outside wall of Post Office, corner of
Fayette and Warren Sts.,information cards, 1909
41
Redfield and Forman Memorial, Forman Park, E. Genesee, Almond
and Jefferson Sts., photograph and information cards, 1908
42
Republican Tree memorial marker, South Ave. and W. Onondaga
Sts., information cards, 1936
43
Rock of Marne, Billings Park, S. Warren and Adams Sts.,
photograph and information cards, 1920
44
James A. Shea, Lincoln School, information cards, 1941
45
Gen. Gustavus Sniper, Schlosser Park, N. Salina, N. State and
E. Laurel Sts., photographs and information cards, 1905
46
Soldier, GAR Plot, Oakwood Cemetery, photographs and
information cards, 1936
47
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Clinton Square, Salina St.,
Genesee St. and Erie Blvd., photographs and information cards, 1936
48
Solvay, photographs, undated
49
Spanish War memorial, Billings Park, photographs and
information cards, 1924
50
Split Rock Explosion, Morningside Cemetery, photograph and
information cards, 1919
51
Sullivan monument, Valley Drive, 1 mile S. of Seneca
Turnpike,photographs and information cards, 1929
52
Oliver Teal, Rose Hill Cemetery, information card, 1938
53
Thornden Park pavilion, information card, 1925
54
Frank G. Trapp, Croton School, information card, 1936
55
Comfort Tyler home, tablet 4862 S. Salina St., photographs and
information cards, 1929
56
Comfort Tyler Park, E. Colvin and Comstock Sts., photographs
and information cards, 1940
57
Washington Elm, I and II, Thornden Park, information cards,
1931 and 1939
58
Colonel Van Schaich, Onondaga Park west side of Onondaga
Ave., photographs and information cards, 1930
59
Colonel Van Schaich, west side of W. Colvin St. bridge over
Onondaga Creek, photographs and information cards, 1930
60
White Memorial, Fayette Park, E. Fayette, E. Genesee, S.
State and S. Townsend Sts. west side of park , photographs and
information cards, 1905
61