A very appropriate location has been chosen for the historic marker which will commemorate Central New York’s favorite summertime side dish, the salt potato.
The Salt Museum at Onondaga Lake Park was revealed last night as the home for the nation’s first “Hungry for History” marker, a new program created by the Syracuse-based William G. Pomeroy Foundation, which will help communities across the country put the spotlight on local and regional foods.
“It is the perfect place,” Onondaga Historical Association curator of history Robert Searing said. “It is going to look great out there.”
Searing said that the marker’s location, in front of the museum which explores Syracuse’s once-booming salt industry of the 19th century, will get “great visibility.”
The location was revealed during a launch party at the Willow Rock Brewing Company. Attendees at the event had a chance to enter a drawing for a chance to help unveil the salt potatoes marker at its dedication on Saturday, July 10.
The ceremony will take place on the grounds of the museum starting at 11 a.m. It will be free and open to the public.
The salt potatoes marker was obtained by the OHA through a Pomeroy Foundation grant.
Searing said it was a “team decision” to place the marker at the Salt Museum.
“It has been great working with Pomeroy,” Searing said. “The OHA is honored to be the first organization in the country to be awarded a “Hungry for History” marker.”
He is pleased by the “great community response” and interest in the new marker.
This feature is a part of CNY Nostalgia, a section on syracuse.com. Send your ideas and curiosities to Johnathan Croyle at jcroyle@syracuse.com or call 315-427-3958.
June 26, 2021 at 01:04AM
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