Greater Syracuse Area

Onondaga Lake--Where the Peacemaker planted the Tree of Peace. Most of Onondaga Lake is surrounded by a county park. To access information, a map of the park as well as directions go to the Onondaga County Parks Page and select Onondaga Lake from the menu on the left side. The eastern side of the lake is the more populated with bikers, roller skaters and joggers. The west shore trail is more secluded and less traversed. The lake is also bounded by highways on all sides in close proximity as well as a shopping mall (Carousel mall) at its southeast end. We suggest walking around the lake at various places. We have also created a prayer sanctuary, The Peacemakers Sanctuary on the west shore trail and a Tree of Peace in Willow Bay near teh mouth of the Seneca River. We will be adding more places for prayer so please check with Events. For visitor information go to: Syracuse Visitors Center

Jerry Rescue Memorial--Clinton Square Downtown, Syracuse. Monument Commemorates the rescue of william Henry Jerry October 1, 1851, while the anti-slavery Liberty Party was holding its New York State Convention in defiance of the Fugitive Slave Law. See Jerry Rescue for more information.

Onondaga Historical Museum321 Montgomery Street, Syracuse NY. Wed-Frid, 12-4 PM, St/Sund 11=4PM, (315)428-1864: Research Center, 311 Montgomery Str, Tues-Fri- 1-4:30 PM (315)428-1862: The Museum houses soke interesting artifacts, most notably seven faces sculpted into the wall of the basement of a stop on the underground Railroad by escaping slaves. There is a new underground railroad display.

Matilda Joslyn Gage Home Fayetteville, NY. Women's rights leader, abolitionist. Call for appointment . To learn more go toMatilda Joslyn Gage.

The Harriet Tubman HomeAuburn,NY. The Tubman home' web page notes that the home 'preserves the legacy of "The Moses of Her People" in the place where she lived and died in freedom. The site is located on 26 acres of land in Auburn, New York, and is owned and operated by the AME Zion Church. It includes four buildings, two of which were used by Harriet Tubman.'

William H. Seward House--National historic landmark--33 South Street Auburn, NY 13021 Tel: (315)252-1283 Devout abolitionists, Seward and his wife Frances helped Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad by hiding fugitive slaves in their Auburn home. Seward was also instrumental in helping Harriet Tubman secure the property on South Street, which was to be her home for over sixty years.

Jerry Rescue Memorial

Gage Home. 'There is a Word sweeter than Mother, Home, or Heaven. That Word is Liberty.'

Seneca Falls(30 miles W/SW of Syracuse)

Women's Rights National Historic Park The National Park consists of four major historical properties and a state of the art Visitor Center. Start at the Visitor Center where you can view our inspirational film and exhibits. Continue to the Wesleyan Chapel and imagine being a participant at the First Women's Rights Convention. Next, take a tour of the Elizabeth Cady Stanton home where she raised seven children and created a movement. In nearby Waterloo, the park continues to restore the historic M'Clintock and Hunt homes which open to the public only on special occasions. Call for more information: 315-568-2991 Visitor Information (TDD) 315-568-9039

East of Syracuse-Oneida(24m), Peterboro (24M)

Oneida Community Mansion houseA National Historic Site. 170 Kenwoood Ave, Oneida, NY 13421;Telephone: 315-363-0745 Fax: 315-361-4580; The Mansion House was the home of the utopian, religious Oneida Community, founded in 1848 by John Humphrey Noyes and his followers who moved here from Putney, Vermont.

PeterboroHistoric Peterboro was home to Gerrit SMith and other abolitionists. For more inforamtion go to Peterboro. To learn more about Gerrit Smith visit theThe Virtual Museum

Rochester(70 miles W/NW of Syracuse)

Susan B. Anthony HouseInformation 17 Madison Street, Rochester, NY 14068, 585-235-6124, call for hours

Fredrick Douglas Museum The Fredrick Douglas Museum 25 East Main Street, Suite 500 Rochester, New York 14614-1874, (716) 546-3960 - (716) 546-7218 FAX, pending

Ganondagan State Historic SiteTown of Peace--P.O. Box 113, 1488 State Route 444, Victor, New York 14564-0113 phone: (585) 742-1690 . Visit this site where thousands of Seneca lived 300 years ago, tour a full-size replica of a 17th-century Seneca Bark Longhouse, walk miles of self-guided trails, climb the mesa where a huge palisaded granary stored hundreds of thousands of bushels of corn, and learn about the destruction of Ganondagan, Town of Peace, in 1687.

Oswego County--Just North of Onondaga County