Pompey City Historical Markers

Map of New York State Historical Marker Locations in the City of Pompey

Pompey City Historical Markers

Pompey Churches

Baptist Church (Lemoyne Hall)

Built 1820 by N. Sterling. Frederick Freeman First Pastor. Abandoned in 1834. Roman Catholic Church 1866-92. Now Lemoyne Hall.... [click for more]

Congregational Church

Organized Oct. 19, 1796 by Rev. Ameni R. Robinson Church built in 1817-18. Now Pompey Presbyterian.... [click for more]

Oran Community Church

Oran Community Church is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]

Roman Catholic Mission Church

First in Pompey was Located Here, 1857-1866. Father James Cahill, First Priest... [click for more]

Pompey Schools

First School

Erected in Town of Pompey 1797 and used until 1810 Hepsabah Beebee-teacher Cemetery Adjoined School Grounds, later Removed... [click for more]

Pompey Academy Site

Site of place of Pompey Academy 1810-1834 Original Academy was 40 X 50 Feet Frame Buildings, Two Stories, Gable End Facing South.... [click for more]

Site of First School

Site of First School built here about 1800. George Clark, First Teacher and Afterwards the First Merchant in Oran... [click for more]

Pompey Historic Homes & Houses

Green’s House Site

Site of Green's House built of Logs in 1796 by David Green. the Settlement was known for Years as Green's Corners... [click for more]

Log House

Erected 1791 by Ebenezer Butler, Jr. First White Settler on Pompey Hill. a Rev. War Soldier, Member of Assembly... [click for more]

Oldest Frame House

In Town of Pompey built by Ebenezer Handy, 1806... [click for more]

Pompey General Interest

Atwell’s Corners

Joseph Atwell, 1754-1834 Revolutionary Soldier Settled here 1792. Overseer of Pompey Highways 1794 Owned Lot in Military Tract... [click for more]

Cape Cod Cottage

Built 1794 Slave Running Station for Sheltering Slaves during Civil War.... [click for more]

Charles Mason Birthplace

Birthplace of Charles Mason Born here in Log House 1804 Graduate West Point 1829 Chief Justice Iowa 1838-42 U.s. Comm'r Patents 1853-57.... [click for more]

First Mass In New York

First Mass In New York State was offered about 300 Feet North of this Marker by Rev. J.m. Chaumont, 1655, in a Bark Chapel... [click for more]

First Steamboat

Built by Wm. Avery 1 Mile South of Oran. Launched in Linestone Creek Near Buellville, 1823, later First Steamboat used on Erie Canal... [click for more]

First Tavern

1796-1808 built and Kept by Job Bartholomew. Burned 1808. Another built on Same site in 1809 Kept by Wm. Scoville... [click for more]

Gov. Horatio Seymour Birthplace

Birthplace of Gov. Horatio Seymour, 1811 Twice Governor of New York State. Democratic Candidate for President against Grant... [click for more]

Handy’s Tavern

1797 First Frame building erected by E. Butler, Jr. and Run as a Tavern by Him. the Original Frame is Still in the House.... [click for more]

Indian Hill

Was the Home of the Onondaga Indians. Large Population lived here in 1655.... [click for more]

Indian War Stone

Grindstone of the Onondaga Indians. used to Sharpen Arrows and Spears at Indian Hill until 1666. Moved to Lemoyne Park Pompey, 1905.... [click for more]

Oran

Settled in 1793 by the Barnes Brothers, Asa Rosewll, and Phineas. came here with Their Families from Massachuestts.... [click for more]

Pratt’s Falls

First Mills in Onon. Co. built by Manoah Pratt, Sr. Abnd Abraham Smith in 1796 First a Saw Mill and Then a Flour Mill in 1798.... [click for more]

Site of Log City

Site of Log City - Rival of Pompey with a Store, Asery, Tannery, Shoe and Carpenter Shops, and a Schoolhouse.... [click for more]