Oswego

Oswego, a port of entry and capital of Oswego county, New York, is situated at the mouth of Oswego River (here crossed by three bridges), on Lake Ontario, at the extremity of the Oswego Canal (to Syracuse, 35 miles by rail), and 326 miles by rail NW. of New York City. It is a handsome city, with wide streets, and a United States government building, court-house, city hall, state armoury, &c. It is the principal port on the lake, with a breakwater, a dozen large elevators, and 4 miles of wharves, and carries on a brisk trade. The river falls here 34 feet, and the abundant water-power is utilised in flour-mills, knitting-mills, &c. Oswego starch and corn-flour are as well known in Europe as in America. Pop. (1880) 21,116; (1890) 21,842.