First Ward Cemetery, corner of Grant and Bear, Syracuse, Onondaga Co. Is definately a cemetery. I believe the stones were knocked down and then the city covered the whole place with dirt in the 1920's, due to vandalism and injuries that had taken place there. The place now looks like a park. There are a few varmint holes and washouts that show scraps of monuments. The wisdom of the city fathers(?)

This was the heart of the earlier settled area of Salina, which was busier than the present Syracuse. Many of the families of the old north side were involved with salt making, or lumber, firewood, coopering and hauling.

Rev. Beauchamp surveyed some of the older stones and there was at least one other survey taken before they were covered, but I am not sure that a complete list is available.

These surveys can be seen at the Onondaga Co. Public Library, which incidently, is one of the best genealogical libraries in the country. I was on the Board of Directors of the Onondaga Historical Association for over twenty years, am not now, but if you write to them they will likely refer you to a "more complete list at the OCPL."

One of my pioneer Onondaga families, James CLARK (1764-1839)& his wife, Sarah (CRANE)(1773-1856) are buried there and they are on the list. On Memorial Day I take a small floral display to the center of the park and pay my respects to all.

Dick Hillenbrand, Syracuse