From Haudenosaunee homeland at the meeting of three rivers to Syracuse's most populous suburb — and now the site of the largest private investment in New York State history. Everything here is built on primary sources you can search yourself.
Onondaga homeland, French incursions, and armies at the meeting of three rivers.
1790 – 1827Veterans' land lots, the first settlers, and the town's formation in 1827.
1828 – 1871Canals, the nation's first plank road, and the railroad tie Clay to the world.
1889 – 1925Farm consolidation, resort life at Three Rivers, and the modern Barge Canal.
1950 – 2020Bayberry, new highways and malls, and a population that grows nearly ninefold.
2022 – presentA $100 billion chip fab lands at White Pine, and Route 31 is remade again.