Prohibition Saw Wild Doings Here Prohibition Era Remains Fierce in Syracuse
Syracuse on January 1 1920 woke to Prohibition with saloons shuttered and speakeasies thriving. Uprisings by bootleggers and raids intensified as federal enforcement expanded district by district, pitting Captain Kress and Deputy Smith in a rivalry that spurred bold busts before repeal ten years later.
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A. D. Theobald
Syracuse
Brewarien
Smith
Kress
Syracuze
Bootlerxer
Tares
Many Hunted for Treasure in Onondaga County History
A survey of treasure legends across Onondaga County recounts hoaxes like the Cardiff Giant and Pompey Stone, with stories of silver near a cave, Deep Spring at the county line, and a Pinnacle Hill hunt for debtors. Aunt Katy Van Buren’s 1859 crystal ball sparked excavations for Captain Kidd’s Gold in Syracuse.
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Onnondaga County
Cardiff
DeWitt Township
Jamesville
Manlius
Asa Danforth
Paroquial School Expansion Across Syracuse History
Parochial schools in Syracuse grew from a 131 pupil start in 1913 to eight grades by 1915 at Transfiguration, with St Vincent de Paul and Cathedral milestones. By 1931 multiple parishes including Our Lady of Pompeii and St Anthony of Padua opened schools, expanding to 350, then 426 students, under Sisters of St Joseph, Immaculate Heart of Mary, and other orders.
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Most Holy Rosary
St Vincent de Paul and
Cathedral Mall
Stanislaus Lalski
Grimes
Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
St. Vincent de Paul
Sisters of St. Joseph
Spareehtat
Burnet Av
Cathedral
Sitaters
Order of Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Faul
Cathedral Academy
Hallan
Our Lady of Pompeii
Msgr. Howard Co. MacDowell
Franciscan
Missionaries of Immaculate Conception
Sisters of St Joseph's
Syracuse
St. Anthony of Padus
St Brigid
the Blessed Sacrament
St. Anthony of Padua
St. Brigid’s
Willis ‘Ae
Blessed Sacrament School
James St
Richard 3
Washington Owned Oneida Land
A prominent New York voter notes George Washington as a land investor in Oneida County. Washington and Governor George Clinton purchased a 6,000 acre tract near Fort Schuyler, later Utica, with loans and sales shaping his share. By 1792 his remaining sixth was valued at 6,000 as he remained a key investor and resident in Albany and New York City.
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New York State
George ‘Washington
Phulp Schuyler
Saratoga
Ticonderoge
Crown Point
George Clinton
Schenectady
Mohawk
Wood Creek
Oneida Leake
Clinton
Oneida County
Fort Schuyler
Utica
Albany
New York City
Washlocton
Death of Charles N. Com stock noted in rail history
Charles N. Com stock, a Syracusan and early railroad figure, died after a career spanning the first Albany to Syracuse work train, service as a freight train connector between New York and New Haven, and later positions with the Illinois Central as paymaster and assistant treasurer.
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Charles N. Com. Stock
Agachili
Com
Stock
Albany
Syracuse
Cometock
New Yerk
New Haven
NaOroad
Onondaga Hill Chief Names Read At Six Nations Assembly
Readings at the assembly listed the bend chief and traditional office names. The event featured Six Nations leaders with names like SME and Titler noted among attendees.
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Jana
Cath Diavete
Oldest Syracuse church marks 50 years in pulpit
Rev Dr John Knappenberger, dean of Syracuse’s ministry, marks fifty years since his arrival in 1889 as the eighteenth pastor of the First Wesleyan Methodist Church. A farm boy from Pennsylvania, he rose through Iowa and Ohio to guide the church, advocate prohibition, and influence local religious life.
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John Knappenberger
Syracuse
James P. Knappenberger
Ohio
Wesleyan Methodist Church
F. Qonondaxa and
Jefferson Steag St
Knappenberger
Pennsylvania
First Methodist Church
Warren
Gentecsts
St. Mary's
Clarion County
Iowa
Minnesota Farman
Wheaton College
Middlefield
Townsend
Brewerton Area Rich in Indian Relics
The Brewerton region is a fertile source for Indian relics with stone and flint arrowheads still found. Numerous stone copper bone and shell implements have been recovered along lakesides and ridges nearby yield grave sites and artifacts.
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Brewerton
Txe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wild Cat
Mlicl
Tals Legal Business
Mqnor
United States
Hoodeskers
Mae
Tarn
Saith
Charica Krese Smith
Syracdes
Benth
Triomet
Smith Ant
Aarti
Ares
Ofetn Snse
Etm
Chemeita
S. Salina St
Cap‘tain Kress
Mquor
Kovernntent
Washington
Oneida
Central New York
Shracusan
Pat Pone
Onondaga
Onostara
Indiana
Waaloja
Alinland
Union
J. P. Knappenberger
Brewertow
Barry Oil CO
Esso. Prod
Journal
ESSO
Barry Oil Co., Inc
New York
West St
City
Hall
Our
Sible
City Hall
Parkers
S. State St
S. Warren ST
South Warren Street
South West Street
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