Messina Springs, New York
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Messina Springs was a small community, northwest of Messina (now East Syracuse
), which was settled in the early 19th century around several mineral springs east of Syracuse, New York
, at the intersection of James Street and Thompson Road. James Street was then a main east-west road from Syracuse to Messina and Manlius Center. Thompson Road was a main north-south thoroughfare in eastern Onondaga County with the first bridge east of Syracuse to cross over the Erie Canal
at Headson's Landing.
Reputed to have healing powers, these springs attracted a large clientele, culminating in the late 19th century with a spa, hotel, casino and race track located there. The mania for such restorative waters had waned by early in the 20th century and Messina Springs declined. A fire consumed the hotel and casino around 1913. All that remains of this community is a tiny cemetery on James Street just west of Thomson Road. A list of persons buried at this cemetery is available at Ancestry.com
East Syracuse, New York
East Syracuse is an incorporated village and a suburb of the City of Syracuse in eastern Onondaga County, New York. United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the village had a population of 3,178....
), which was settled in the early 19th century around several mineral springs east of Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
, at the intersection of James Street and Thompson Road. James Street was then a main east-west road from Syracuse to Messina and Manlius Center. Thompson Road was a main north-south thoroughfare in eastern Onondaga County with the first bridge east of Syracuse to cross over the Erie Canal
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a waterway in New York that runs about from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York, at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. The canal contains 36 locks and encompasses a total elevation differential of...
at Headson's Landing.
Reputed to have healing powers, these springs attracted a large clientele, culminating in the late 19th century with a spa, hotel, casino and race track located there. The mania for such restorative waters had waned by early in the 20th century and Messina Springs declined. A fire consumed the hotel and casino around 1913. All that remains of this community is a tiny cemetery on James Street just west of Thomson Road. A list of persons buried at this cemetery is available at Ancestry.com