The First Earth Day in Syracuse NY
- Date Range
- April 22, 1970 – April 22, 1970
- Title
- The First Earth Day in Syracuse NY
- What occurred
- On the very first Earth Day ever observed, protestors in the city of Syracuse organized a "sludge trudge," touring the parts of the city contributing the most to the pollution problem. Onondaga Lake was the most polluted lake in the country due to all of the industrial pollution factories in the city created. Swimming in the lake was banned in 1940 lasting up until a few years ago when they declared it was "safe" to enter.
- Location
- Onondaga Lake, Syracuse New York
- Image Citation
- Picture and information from the Onondaga Historical Association https://www.cnyhistory.org/2015/04/earth-day/
- Student name(s)
- Lillian Woods