OSWEGO COUNTY 



Oswego County occupies a central position in the state from 

 east to west, Lake Ontario lying on its northwest border. The 

 area is 018,240 acres. From north to south it extends approxi- 

 mately 30 miles, and from east to west 35 miles. The population 

 is shown in the following table : 



Fulton (city) 

 Osw.ego ( city ) 



Albion 



Amboy 



Boylston 

 Constantia 



Granby 



Hannibal 

 Hastings 



Mexico 



New Haven 



Orwell 



Oswegof .... 



Population by Cities and Towns 



(Census of 1915) 

 11,138 Palermo 



25,426 



1,510 



670 



578 



2,123 



1,928 



2,334 



2,361 



3,149 



1,476 



924 



3,090 



Parish 



Redfield 



Richland .... 

 Sandy Creek . 

 Schro'eppel . . 



Scriba 



Volney 



West Monroe 

 Williamstown 



Total 



1,281 



1,392 



678 



3,920 



2,326 



3,149 



2,260 



2,420 



935 



861 



75, 929 



*Oswego is the county scat. 



fThe town of Minetto was erected December 30, 1915, and comprises 3d 

 election district of town of Oswego. 



•Note: Fulton now has a population of 13,000. 



HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS 



The county was erected from Onondaga and Oneida in 181G. 

 The name is of Indian origin, meaning " flowing out." In 1015 

 Samuel Champlain marched through this section with a company 

 of Europeans and hundreds of Indians on his way to subjugate 

 the Iroquois and secure their domain for the French power. 

 Finding that he had underrated the task, he was forced to retreat. 



The territory now included in Oswego County was the favorite 

 hunting and fishing grounds of the Oneidas and Onondagas, whose 

 villages, however, were outside the county limits. That portion 

 of Oswego County lying near the mouth of the river was discov- 

 ered in 1054 by French Jesuits. In 1700 the English explored 



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