Early Oswego Shipbuilding Decline and Tariff Impact
Maritime historian Richard Palmer highlights Oswego’s early shipyards and a once thriving industry employing 1,500 to 2,000 people. The Oct 30 1888 Palladium interview with Canal Collector Clark Cooley details key builders, owners, and the winter repair workforce, noting a dramatic decline due to tariffs after 1845 and stiff Canadian competition.
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Third Street
Earl
G.S. Weeks
Doolittle & Mollison
Second
Third
Thomas Collins
Henry Deville
Peter Lamoree
John Lee
George Goble
James Navagh
Peter Dufrane
William Wilmott
Brewer Morgan
P. Gallagher
Andrew Miller
Party in PE joins Oswego schools and AHA effort
Oswego County schools partner with the American Heart Association for a month of physical activity and healthy living dubbed a "Party in PE" campaign. Jump Rope For Heart and Hoops For Heart activities span district gyms, mixing service, exercise and fun as students at CiTi Exceptional Education in Fulton engage in full-court basketball, drills and prize contests amid community support. Meg Gibbons of AHA emphasizes fighting childhood obesity and building a life-long love of exercise for longevity.
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Fulton
Hoops For Heart
Ameri- Heart Association
Fulton — A
Oswego County
American Part Association
AHA
SUNY Oswego to debut dance minor this fall
SUNY Oswego announces a new undergraduate minor in dance, open to students with or without prior experience. It covers beginner to advanced modern, jazz and ballet, plus Dance History and Anatomy for Dancers. An advanced ballet class is planned, and faculty praise the program as a recruitment tool and a campus spark. Students pursue dance for personal passion, fitness, or potential teaching careers. The college recently upgraded its dance studio and exterior facilities, while students share enthusiasm about the new option. For details contact Jennifer Knapp at 315-312-6612 or jennifer.knapposwego.edu.
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SUNY
Jennifer Knapp
del Sarto
Suny Oswego
Cheryl Wilkins- Mitchell
Ligia Pinheiro
Wilkins-Mitchell
Tice
Nisbitt
Lee Hall
Emily Nasal
Forestville
Tesol
Pinheiro
Nasal
North Carolina
Knapp
Abigail Stone
Franklinville
Wilkins- Mitchell
Jennifer
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