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Newspaper
Syracuse Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1939
Page
107
In 1779 Colonel Yar Schaick’s group burned near Lafayette, marking the start of white settlement patterns. A later settler found abandoned orchards in Onondaga country and learned from Chief Canhicdota that bears climbed unguarded trees each autumn, dropping apples at forked branches for easy harvest.
The Syracuse Company built a farmhouse with barn and corn house near the Jefferson and Salina Street corner and employed Jain Husenfrats to improve the land. Rudolph's store site hosted corn, potatoes, and grain fields with occasional fishing in the Yellow Brook running to the north.
Historical notes recount the formation and merger of Syracuse Council and Le Moyne Council 368 into Steuben Assembly, later Union Council 191, with key figures including William G. Muench, Charles E. Cooney, James J. Barrett, and John F. Barrett. The piece covers early officers, clubroom moves, wartime service, and the 1933 official merger.
The article traces the early Masonic presence in Onondaga County including Syracuse Lodge 434 formed 1826 and 102 chartered 1844. It notes lodges in villages such as Marcellus and Camillus, 1800s anti Masonic sentiment, revival in 1844, and growth of various chapters and orders across Syracuse and surrounding towns. It also mentions Royal Arch, Knights Templars, Scottish Rite, and related orders with regional centers like Amber and central Syracuse bodies.
Solvay has been a major county center since its incorporation on May 16, 1824. The village hosts large industrial plants developed after the Solvay Process Company drew residents in 1881, with Hazard family ties and Solvay’s notable schools and public services.
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