Taunton is a hamlet in the Town of Onondaga

Onondaga, New York

Onondaga is a town located in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the town had a population of 21,063. The town is named after the native Onondaga tribe, part of the Iroquois Confederacy....

 in Onondaga County, New York

Onondaga County, New York

Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 467,026. The county seat is Syracuse.Onondaga County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, southwest of the city of Syracuse

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...

. Landmarks of Taunton are the former Morey's Mill, once a popular source of apple cider

Apple cider

Apple cider is the name used in the United States and parts of Canada for an unfiltered, unsweetened, non-alcoholic beverage made from apples...

, and Wolf Hollow, an estate created by William S. Andrews, Judge

Judge

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 of the New York Court of Appeals

New York Court of Appeals

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, and his wife, noted author Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews

Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews

Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews was an American writer. Best known for a widely read short story about Abraham Lincoln, often printed as a small volume, The Perfect Tribute, she was born at Mobile, Alabama, and married William Shankland Andrews, judge of the New York Court of Appeals. She published...

. Taunton has a scenic situation amid drumlins at the foot of the Appalachian Plateau

Appalachian Plateau

The Appalachian Plateau is the western part of the Appalachian mountains, stretching from New York and Alabama. The plateau is a second level United States physiographic region....

 escarpment. Taunton was served by an interurban trolley

Light rail

Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...

 line that connected the cities of Syracuse and Auburn

Auburn, New York

Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 27,687...

, passing through nearby Split Rock

Split Rock, New York

Split Rock is a hamlet in the Town of Onondaga in Onondaga County, New York. Today more a historic place than a community, Split Rock is a site of great interest to industrial archeology. The Solvay Process Company developed quarry operations here, delivering limestone used for the Solvay process...

. The trolley right-of-way has become Onondaga Boulevard.