Ephraim Webster - Syracuse, NY
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N 42° 59.452 W 076° 09.103
18T E 406111 N 4760444
Plaque in honor of Ephraim Webster, War of Independence Veteran and first white settler of Syracuse NY
Waymark Code: WMG8FB
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/28/2013
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Webster was a Revolutionary War veteran who was the first permanent white settler in the Syracuse area. He was instrumental in establishing good relations with the Onondagas who called the area their home. Over a period of 30 years he became the first Town Manager of what was to become Syracuse.
Plaque text reads:
IN THE SMALL HOUSE 40 RODS
WEST, ON THE INDIAN TRAIL, LIVED
EPHRAIM WEBSTER
SOLDIER, PIONEER, INDIAN INTERPR-
TER AND FRIEND. FIRST SUPERVISOR
OF THIS TOWN. BORN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
1762. SETTLED HERE IN
1786. DIED 1824.
ERECTED BY ONONDAGA CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
1915
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