![]() ![]() The Town of Elbridge includes two incorporated villages: the Village of Elbridge (incorporated in 1848) and the Village of Jordan (incorporated in 1835).Īn 1896 article from Onondaga's Centennial by Dwight H. The Town of Elbridge was formed in 1829 from the Town of Camillus. This tract comprised most of present-day Camillus and all of Van Buren and Marcellus in what is now the County of Onondaga in Central New York's Finger Lakes Region. 5 (Camillus) created following the American Revolution and given to veterans in lieu of payment for service during the War for Independence. ( July 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Įlbridge was part of Military Township No. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ![]() Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. When the Lincoln train passed through, the flax was lit and formed a colorful avenue of light in the darkness between which the funeral train passed.This section does not cite any sources. Cleverley stated, was the recent article appearing in The Gazette which was a story appearing in the papers of the late Miss Sophia Voorhees of Baldwinsville which had described how residents living along the New York Central tracks at Warners had attached flax to sticks and soaked the flax in kerosene. When that tree was taken down, a piece of the tree containing the old cannonball was saved and kept in the old Jordan High School for many years. The story had been passed down through the years in Jordan that a group of crack artillerymen home on leave at Jordan fired a cannon as the Lincoln train passed through that community and that the ball from the cannon lodged in an elm tree on the Otis farm. Olin Cleverley, Warners resident, called The Gazette by telephone recently to remind residents of an incident that occurred at Jordan near the New York Central tracks at the time that the Abraham Lincoln funeral train passed through enroute between Washington, D.C., and the martyred president's final resting place in his home state of Illinois. Spring has really arrived.finally!īaldwinsville (N.Y) Gazette, March 12, 1964Ĭleverley Recalls Cannon Firing at Jordan Tree Of course this project, like others must wait until the appropriate grant money comes available.and it will.Īnother warm an sunny day in Jordan. The vision is to have 2, maybe 3 different Jordan canal photos painted on the back side (canal side) and the east side (which would be viewable from the USPS office). Permission has already been granted by the owner of the Laundromat building (formerly hardware) located on Mechanic Street, behind the bank. The Village Center Committee of Jordan has a meeting with a mural artist in early June. Started by Mark DeCracker, president of the Lyons Chamber of Commerce the vision is also to have murals in a string of canal communities across the state. Created by Lori Skogg from Brockport her vision is to have an art trail across the state with every community having art work around the streets, canal, whatever.Īnother state wide project is "Mural Mania". Headed to Rome tomorrow to attend a seminar - "Art Walks on Water". Lots of exciting stuff going on across the state for the canal that Jordan can and will benefit from. Like most of us everyone at the Jordan Historical Society are volunteers and this is a very busy time of year. We haven't forgotten the Jordan outhouse video. Maureen will be wandering around Jordan on Memorial Day handing out programs. This year we have combined a copy of the Memorial Day-Jordan 1931 program with the 2007 program. If there is anything special you'd like a photo of let us know.Īlso for our out-of-town friends if you'd like a copy of the 2007 Memorial Day-Jordan program email your address and we'll get one out to you. We're planning on creating a Memorial Day-Jordan 2007 video for on-line viewing for all of our friends that can't be here. Spend Memorial Day in Jordan this year-Monday May 28th. Memorial Day-Jordan Chairperson coordinates an amazing day of remembering our heroes, music, fun and great food. All kinds of food will be available all day, the Jordan Museum hosts an Open House and the Jordan Bramley library will hold a Used book sale. Several Commemoration services, one of the largest parades in CNY-the Parade of Bands followed by an amazing bagpipe parade called Massing of the Bagpipes (where all bagpipe bands play and march together). Come to Jordan Monday May 28th to enjoy your Memorial Day. The hype has begun and the count down begins for the most wonderful Memorial Day around.
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