Salt Production -- Syracuse NY
N 43° 02.773 W 076° 09.584
18T E 405543 N 4766600
A NY State historical marker marks the site of a former salt production facility in Syracuse NY
Waymark Code: WM10613
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/04/2019
Views: 1
This marker was placed by the Pomeroy Foundation in 2014. It is located along Otisco Street near Wyoming Street in Syracuse.
The marker reads as follows:
"SALT PRODUCTION
THIS AREA IN THE 1820'S WAS
AMONG THE FIRST LOCAL SITES
TO MAKE SALT BY USING THE
SUN'S HEAT TO EVAPORATE
BRINE FROM LOCAL SPRINGS.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2014
ONONDAGA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION"
Marker Name: Salt Production
Marker Type: City
Agency: William G Pomeroy Foundation & Onondaga Historical Association
Dedication Date: 2014
City/Town/Village Name: Syracuse
County: Onondaga
Region: Finger Lakes (Region 3)
Website: [Web Link]
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