Community Stories

1941 – The “Vandalia,” The First Screw Propelled Vessel on the Great Lakes

Owen DelepineCommunity Stories, Industry, People

“This essay was originally published in the 1941 OCHS Yearbook. Please note that this essay was published over 83 years ago. While still useful for general education, language may be outdated and at times offensive. The Oswego County Historical Society does not stand by the language used in…

1941 – ” Up To Ontario/’ Diary of Stephen Cross of Newburyport, Mass., Compiled in 1756

Owen DelepineCommunity Stories, Essays, Politics & War

Central Square Train Station: Past and Present

Evelyn FrederiksenCommunity Stories

From the mid 1800’s to the early 1900’s, the Central Square Station was the heart of the village of Central Square. The station was a main transportation site for coal, milk, and freight. Often the port of Oswego was the destination. In 1903, the original station was destroyed…

The Plank Road in Central Square

Evelyn FrederiksenCommunity Stories

Village Historian, Heather Stevens explains how plank roads were developed in the area. On account of the imperfect condition of the earliest town records it is impossible to ascertain the exact date on which the first roads in the Town of Hastings were laid out. It is known…

1941 – The “Vandalia,” The First Screw Propelled Vessel on the Great Lakes

1941 – ” Up To Ontario/’ Diary of Stephen Cross of Newburyport, Mass., Compiled in 1756

Central Square Train Station: Past and Present

The Plank Road in Central Square

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