[Main body] The Convention to establish the New York State Anti-Slavery Society met in Utica because of Oneida County's fiery Abolitionist leadership, the influence of the religious revival movement, the city's unique location, and the . . . — — Map (db m262060) HM
In grateful recognition of the care and reverence bestowed upon the grave of General Baron Frederick William von Steuben by the Welsh settlers and their descendants through their churches Chapel Isaf and the Baptist Church of Remsen Oneida . . . — — Map (db m75927) HM
The Utica Riot exposed the deep divide between Abolitionists and their opponents both in the North and the South. Wherever they met, Abolitionists faced protests, property destruction, serious injury, and death.
The atmosphere was tense as 600 . . . — — Map (db m262062) HM
Bridgewater Township was named by George Howe after his home in Oneida County, New York. This site has been the center of community activities
since founding of the township in 1832. The first town hall was built here in 1856. It was later razed . . . — — Map (db m169961) HM
Reburial & Commemoration When road construction disturbed Steuben’s burial site in 1804, his former aide and estate executor, Benjamin Walker, had the baron’s body moved to the five-acre wooded area, now called the Sacred Grove. Walker donated . . . — — Map (db m76204) HM
“Keep hopping, hoeing and hoping” said an editorial in 1867 when hops were selling for 50¢ a pound, pickers by the thousands worked in the fields, merchants were selling silks, laces, paisley shawls and grand pianos, and farmers were . . . — — Map (db m52853) HM
Born in Oneida County, New York, Standart, at the age of 21. Moved to Milan, Ohio. He was a partner in the firm of Standart & Hamilton, entering the shipbuilding business in Huron. In 1836, Standart moved his business to Ohio City. Standart built . . . — — Map (db m297919) HM
The Dorrington House and Barn were
built on this site by abolitionists David and Ann Dorrington upon their arrival in 1857. David, who acquired the contract to transport mail between Falls City and Topeka, Kansas, used mail wagons to
move freedom . . . — — Map (db m254882) HM
Since the profound impact of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address first sanctified battlefields as grounds of sacrifice, America's battlefields have become gathering places to commemorate heroic deeds and honor patriotic ideals. Today, battlefields remain . . . — — Map (db m54422) HM
More than 2,000 Italians immigrated to Rome between 1890 and 1929. They found work in the expanding factories of East Rome and encouraged their families and friends to move here. Generations later, this neighborhood is still a cultural center for . . . — — Map (db m141835) HM
Historic New York
Steuben Memorial
(Three miles northwest of Remsen, Oneida County)
Home and grave of Baron Frederick William von Steuben
(1730-1794)
Drillmaster of the American . . . — — Map (db m54322) HM
As the Number of Permanent Residents in San Felipe grew, a business district developed west of Commerce Square. Merchants, including Nathaniel Townsend and George Huff, supplied shoppers with goods from around the world. Tailors cut clothes to . . . — — Map (db m206271) HM
Town of Floyd
Following Capt Benjamin Pike's arrival on the banks of the Te-Ya-Nun-Soke in
the "Punch Bowl", other settlers quickly arrived. The Te-Ya-Nun-Soke became
the Nine Mile Creek and soon a thriving village with grain mills, . . . — — Map (db m154571) HM WM
[Main body] “… newspapers, by and large, played the most critical role in the effort to change public opinion in favor of emancipation.”
Abolitionist literature faced strong resistance. Congress refused to acknowledge thousands of . . . — — Map (db m262072) HM
Serving as Oneida County's cultural and civic center through the
Civil War, Mechanics Hall hosted a great many anti-slavery
events, lectures, and demonstrations.
The first floor was intended for retail space and commerce, the
second housed a . . . — — Map (db m262053) HM
(Utica was) “in advance of the cities of the North in regard to freedom -- and its anti-slavery attractions secured the residence of an intelligent and spirited colored population.” (Jermain Loguen, 1859)
In the 1830s about 250 of the county's . . . — — Map (db m262074) HM
During the American Revolution, almost half of the military actions in New York State occurred along the strategic corridor of the Mohawk Valley. In 1777 British, Native American and Loyalist battalions attacked from the west and north. Defeats at . . . — — Map (db m66016) HM
During the American Revolution, almost half of the military actions in New York State occurred along the strategic corridor of the Mohawk Valley. In 1777 British, Native American and Loyalist battalions attacked from the west and north. Defeats at . . . — — Map (db m68007) HM
[First Frame of Text]: Fort Dayton
During the American Revolution the residents of this area were protected by Fort Dayton. It stood right here, in the area bounded by North Main, East German, North Washington and Court . . . — — Map (db m54273) HM
First Frame of Text: Fort Plain Museum
Fort Plain, also known as Fort Rensselaer, was built 1778-79 on two-thirds of an acre of hilltop, an ideal strategic and defensive position. Families from nearby settlements retreated . . . — — Map (db m75301) HM
Erected 1830 by Hugh White
who helped develop Cohoes
Power and Industry; R. R.
Builder; Congressman; Brother
of Canvass White, C. E.,
Builder of Erie Canal
— — Map (db m11532) HM
Early settler of this region for whom the city of Eugene and Skinner Butte is named. According to tradition, Skinner built the area’s first cabin near this site, ca 1846. — — Map (db m264844) HM
The bell, originally from the
Munnsville Union School on
Peterboro Street, was placed here
in August 1998. It was moved here
from the centralized 1928 building,
where it was placed in October
1978, as an observance of the 50th . . . — — Map (db m304171) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
