One of the first streets in the Village, it was common to name streets after fruits, just as another,
Cherry Street, was so named / it also, stands in marked contrast to the Irish (Green) who settled
across the creek on Limerick Street, parallel to the east.

In 1991, a man by the name of Jack Carpenter wrote a book about the interesting names of some of the
streets in Syracuse entitled Street Wise. It provided a colorful look at the avenues in that city and makes
for enjoyable reading. The Town and Village of Marcellus also have a number of streets and roads that are
both colorful and historic. Although some may have been omitted from this list, and some may require
additional research, each of the following names provides a special story about Marcellus' past.

Academy Green
Passes through the site of the old Marcellus High School.

Amber Road
After a city in ancient India, picturesquely situated at the mouth of a mountain gorge, by a lake (Otisco, in
this case).

Austindale Avenue
After Charles Austin family, early settlers in Marcellus Falls area.

Baker Road
After Edward V. Baker, community leader in Marcellus.

Beach Street
After the Elnathan Beach/Bildad Beach families, earlier settlers Bishop Hill Road after the Joseph Bishop
family, Revolutionary War veteran and one of the early settlers on the hill.

Bradley Street
After Dan Bradley, first settler of the Village of Marcellus.

Brewer Road
After the Brewer family.

Cherry Street (South Street today)
From the cherry trees, which had been planted from Main Street to Flower Lane by Amory "Quaker" Wilson, a nursery man who lived at what is now No. 12 South Street. The name survived well into the 20th century after the cherry trees were long gone.

Chrisler Street
After Jonathan Chrisler who donated land for the road in 1906.

Coon Hill Road
After the Daniel G. Coon family, one of the first Presidents of Marcellus Village Dublin Road after the
Irish capital and the many Irish immigrants who settled on that street.

Dunbar Woods Drive
After the J. and S. Dunbar family, early settlers in the area.

Dunlap Avenue
After Jewett Dunlap, road superintendent for the Town of Marcellus.

Factory Street
(Now called Maple Street), from the fact that the factory (woolen mill) was located at the end of it.

Falls Road
Notes the 200 foot drop in the level of the Nine Mile Creek bed.

First Street
Is the primary street west of the main division of the Village.

Flower Lane
Clarence Coon had a greenhouse on what became this street.

Frank Gay Road
After Frank Gay, who owned property through which this road would pass.

Glover Road
After the John Glover family, stone cutters from Ireland.

Gypsy Road
From English gypsies who camped above the village, about the turn of the century; a baby, born there
one summer, was supposed to have been named Marcella.

Hall Avenue
After the Hall family (Mrs. Hall was a Parsons), which lived on the corner of South Street and Platt Road.

Highland Drive
So called because it lies high above the village.

Hillside
So called because of the topography.

Howlett Hill Road
After Parley E. Howlett, early settler in this area (Howlett Hill was at one time called Case Town).

Kelly Avenue
After the John P. Kelly family, which settled on this street.

Kelly Road
After Bridget Kelly, long-time teacher in the Marcellus Falls School.

Lathrop Drive
After the Lathrop family of Marcellus.

Lawless Road
After the Michael Lawless family, who settled in Marcellus in 1852, and whose name became synonymous
with Marcellus Falls and the paper industry.

Lawrence Road
From the family of Colonel Bigelow Lawrence, early settler.

Lee-Mulroy Road
After Byron Lee and Morris Mulroy / prominent public officials in Skaneateles and Marcellus.

Limeledge Road
So called because of the abundance of limestone in the area.

Limerick Street
After a town in Ireland (many Irish immigrants from Connemara settled here in the 19th century).