Editing Jordan, New York (section)

== Lincoln Funeral Procession and Cannonball ==
In 1865 as the Lincoln Funeral Train passed through the village, along the New York Central Railroad, a cannonball was fired in honor of the former president. The cannonball hit an old tree standing on the farmland of Issac Otis, which survived the hit

The tree was cut down in 1935 by two men, Jerome Teachout and O. J. Conger. As the two men were clearing away the trunk, they discovered that the tree had grown around the cannonball, fully engulfing it.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 20, 1935 |title='BULGE' IN TREE IS CANNON BALL |url=https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2017/Syracuse%20NY%20Journal/Syracuse%20NY%20Journal%201935/Syracuse%20NY%20Journal%201935%20-%208345.pdf |access-date=April 5, 2024 |work=The Syracuse Journal |page=13}}</ref>

In 1997, teachers Kathy Philips and Kathy Jones led their 4th grade class in researching and fundraising for a historic marker.<ref name="funeral">{{cite news |last=Grau |first=John |date=October 23, 1997 |title=Students keep Lincoln legend alive |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/syracuse-herald-journal-oct-23-1997-p-254/ |newspaper=[[Syracuse Herald-Journal]] |location=[[Syracuse, New York]] |page=D6}}</ref>