Borodino is a
hamlet
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located at the intersection of
New York State Route 41
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(East Lake Road, running approximately east–west) and
New York State Route 174
New York State Route 174 (NY 174) is a state highway in Onondaga County, located in Central New York, in the United States. The highway is long and passes through mostly rural regions. Route 174 begins at an intersection with NY ...
(Rose Hill Road, running north–south) in the
Town of Spafford in
Onondaga County
Onondaga County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 476,516. The county seat is Syracuse.
Onondaga County is the core of the Syracuse, NY MSA.
History
The name ''Onondaga'' derives from ...
,
New York, United States, near
Skaneateles Lake
Skaneateles Lake ( , ) is one of the Finger Lakes in central New York in the United States. The name ''Skaneateles'' means ''long lake'' in one of the local Iroquoian languages. The lake is sometimes referred to as "The Roof Garden of the Lakes" ...
. The hamlet proper extends five to ten properties to the east, south, west and north from the intersection, until houses and a few other buildings are replaced by farm fields. A monument for veterans, designed by Gianfranco Fritelli, stands in a cemetery at the southeast corner of the intersection. A little-altered
Federal style Methodist Church, known locally as "The Church", dating from 1830, stands close to the 174, about five properties north. The
Borodino District School No. 8 (c. 1853–59) and
Borodino Hall (1835) are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
About four properties to the south is a turnoff to a public boat landing and ramp into Skaneateles Lake; a few more properties to the south is Borodino's fire station, site of several fundraising pancake breakfasts each year which are among the biggest community events in the hamlet. Another is the Town of Spafford's annual
Fourth of July
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parade, running from the fire station to the cemetery at the intersection.
The public boat landing and the Spafford Town Hall are often said to be in Borodino, although the boat landing is about to the southwest and the town hall is to the north along the 174, and separated by farm fields, from the intersection. The town hall is closer to the intersection of Rose Hill Road with Howe Road.
References
External links
Borodino History
Hamlets in New York (state)
Syracuse metropolitan area
Hamlets in Onondaga County, New York
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