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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1998
Page
18
In the early 1800s Onondaga Lake sat in flood, with swampy land hindering growth. Salt and Erie Canal profits, plus a drained lake outlet, spurred urban rise as Syracuse evolved from a hamlet near Onondaga Hollow to a village and then a city.
Syracuse records a rapid population rise to 28 119 with water brought by iron pipes replacing wooden lines. Cobblestone roads and plank streets, a Vanderput Square rail station, and horse-drawn transit defined daily life. The era features Jenny Lind performances, growing abolition sentiment, notable figures like Milton Price and Cornelius Longstreet, and the 1851 mayoral saga of Moses Burnet amid a politically volatile city.
A 1944 New Year’s Day coffee house brawl linked to a shift toward uniting Salina and Syracuse. By 1848 voters approved a city charter merger with Salina, aided by political and economic pressures, canal and railroad growth, and local rivalries.
James K. McGuire grew up amid north side struggles on Butternut and Lock streets. The future Syracuse mayor from 1896 to 1901 championed street paving, cleaning, a horse-drawn fleet of sweepers, a library via Andrew Carnegie, Burnet Park golf, municipal electric ownership, and the Jeff erson School opening, shaping the city with 40 public schools begun or built in his era.
Har vey Baldwin, Syracuse's first mayor, a lawyer, farmer and banker, spoke in 1847 as a Democrat urging the joining of Syracusarts and Salinians. The account notes his lively orator style and references a provocative "hanging gardens" speech.
A compiled list shows Syracuse mayors starting 1848 with Harvey Baldwin through 1994 president Roy Bernardi. The sequence includes names such as Elias W Leavenworth Alfred H Hovey Horace Wheaton Jason C Woodruff D McCarthy Allen Munroe Lyman D Stevens Charles F Williston and many others across 19th and 20th centuries up to 1994.
The Onondaga Historical Association begins thanks to Roy Bernardi Renee Gadoua Devereaigin Susan Saute tele Graphic Darren Saneseki Mike Dupras Photography David Lassman Production al glement Brenda Duncan Research Robert Andrea Dick Case Brenda Hunes Nahert Specie thanks to the start of the Onondaga Historical Association.
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