Village of Phoenix

Between 1750 and 1763, the Oswego River and vessels from one level to the next (like a series of steps) Welcome surrounding waterways became the site of criƟ cal events to accommodate the change in elevaƟ on. Lock 1 of the Phoenix, NY of the French and Indian War. BriƟ sh troopsroops on theirtheir wayway OOswegoswego CCanalana is located within the limits of the Village to Fort Ontario erected a small fort too of Phoenix. Phoenix, primarily an industrial to the protect ammuniƟ on and supplies att hub,hu focused on the manufacture of goods the juncƟ on of the Oneida, Seneca, andd andan services to be shipped along the canal to Oswego Rivers. This juncƟ on, about twoo westernmostwe locaƟ ons. A steamboat made N Village miles south of the Village of Phoenix, iss dailyda trips on the Oswego Canal to Syracuse, known as Three Rivers Point. andan a stage from Phoenix provided Location Map connecco Ɵ on to the Oswego and Syracuse of Alexander Phoenix purchased the patentatentt brbranch of the Delaware, Lackawanna and for Phoenix in 1832, and the Village wass WWestern Railroad. Phoenix laid out in blocks in 1836 and incorporatedd in 1846. The 524-mile long Erie CanalCanal ThThe early Canal Waterfront District system, comprised of both naturall iinn the Village of Phoenix consisted of and manmade waterways, wass brbrick buildings in rows parallel to the completed in 1825 and provided a ccanal.a Buildings had entrances both along criƟ cal transportaƟ on link betweenn ththe streeƞ ront and facing the canal. Mills, the AtlanƟ c Ocean at New York Cityy indindustrialdustria and retail uses lined the canal, with and the Great Lakes. As a result,, residenre Ɵ al uses developing farther from commercial shipping opportuniƟ es inn theth waterfront area. By the late 1800s, New York State became limitless. Withith ththee theth Village of Phoenix was a community tremendous success of the canal system,, richric in both economic opportunity and hamlets and villages began to developdevelop culturalcu experience. alongside the canal. From the earlyy nineteenth century, saw mills,, InIn the late 19th century, several major grist mills, and later (1850-1873)) Į resr reshareshaped the character and appearance of a vibrant boat building industryy theth village. The Great Fire of 1916 was the most developed along the Oswegoo devastadeevastaƟ nng, destroying eighty buildings (two riverfront. ththirds of the taxable valuaƟ on of village prproperty), and over many years following Along the Oswego River, the twenty-fourenty fourr ththe Į re of 1916, much of the industry that mile long Oswego Canal was completed inn ccharacterizedh the Phoenix canalfront leŌ 1917, connecƟ ng the Erie Canal with Lakee ththe village. Today, the Village of Phoenix Ontario. The construcƟ on of dams and lockss rremainse a canal community, rich with and dredging of the river channel providedd 119th9 century history and character. Most a uniform width and depth for the canal andd of the buildings that remain in the Canal Created with funding provided by the Erie Canalway NaƟ onal Heritage Corridor Pilot Grant Program A Guide to Landmarks, Recreation allowed for expanded use of the waterway. Locks along Waterfront District of Phoenix today date to between September 2008 the canal were Į lled or empƟ ed, providing passage for 1917 and 1929. & Community Services Points of interest LANDMARKS Victorian Tower House (survived Į re of 1916) 1 20

2 c.1887 Queen Anne

Sweet Memorial Building/Village 3 Oĸ ces 22 IItalianateta House 4 (o(old Library)

6 Brick Italianate 5 18 House c.1860

6 Town of Schroeppel Historical Society

23 Bridgehouse Museum 7 9 & Restrooms 17 Lock House KayakKaK yak Parking 8 & Triunion Bridge & Boat 28 on Lock Island Launch 11 First 19 9 24 CongregaƟ onal Church Parking FFirst United 29 5 10 MMethodist Church LOCK ISLANDSLAN 277 16 3 8 St. Stephen’s 11 21 Church 10 VILLAGE BUSINESSES 14 12 LoLLockoc Island Pavilion 25 1 4 13 23 Convenience Store 262 24 The Medicine Shop NaƟ onal Register House 13 25 State Street Cafe OSWEGO RIVER COMMUNITY SERVICES 26 Larkin’s Restaurant 18 7 27 River Rock Bar & Grill US Post Oĸ ce PARKS & RECREATION 12 Fresh Produce Stand 19 14 Lock Island Fishing Plaƞ orm N 28 Baseball Bob’s Ice Cream (Monday–Saturday( in summer) 15 Bait Shop 20 Phoenix Public Library 15 HHenley Park 2 Flower Shop 211 Masonic Temple 16 LLock Island Park 29 Cam’s Pizza 22 17 KKayak & Boat Launch 0’ 250’ 500’ village of phoenix walking map VFW