Martisco, New York
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Martisco is a hamlet in
Marcellus, New York Marcellus is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 6,210 at the 2010 census. The town was probably named after Marcus Claudius Marcellus, a Roman general, by a clerk interested in the Classics. The Marcellus Fo ...
. It is the location of the Martisco Station, a historic railway station, and it is the location of the former Martisco bean company. The Martisco Station was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2007. Martisco was previously named "Marcellus Junction" and also "Martisco Junction". The Martisco Station was built in 1870 for the New York Central Railroad. After a century, the building was abandoned and in poor shape, the building was set to be demolished in 1964 but was stopped by the Central New York Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society who purchased the building and repaired it. Today the building is a museum that is open to the public. The hamlet of Martisco is a very historic location.


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Hamlets in New York (state) Hamlets in Onondaga County, New York {{OnondagaCountyNY-geo-stub