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| | Wild Side Adventures International Syracuse-- Guide, hotels, cars, cruises, maps, attractions, dining, nightlife (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) |
 | | Syracuse made its name first for the production of salt and, more importantly, for its central position on the Erie Canal. |
 | | The redevelopment of Armory Square, around Franklin and Fayette streets, as an area of specialty shops, galleries and cafes has gone some way toward adding character to the city center, but the city still feels dominated by the highways and railroads that slice through it. |
 | | The Erie Canal Museum, housed in one of the few surviving canal-era buildings, an 1850s weighing station at 318 E Erie Blvd, tells the story of the long battle between politicians and taxpayers before work on the canal began in 1810. |
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