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Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA
The first person electrocuted for a crime in the United States was William Francis Kemmler, in the State Prison at Auburn, August 6, 1890. He was convicted of murdering his common-law wife, Matilda Ziegler.
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William H. Seward house - Auburn, New York
The Seward House was built in 1816 on four acres on the outskirts of Auburn, NY as a ten-room townhouse for a wealthy Cayuga County Judge named Elijah Miller. Miller moved into the home in December 1817... Read MORE...
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Auburn Prison
Constructed in 1816 as Auburn Prison, it was the second state prison in New York (after New York City's Newgate, 1797–1828), the site of the first execution by electric chair in 1890, and the namesake of the "Auburn system," a... Read MORE...

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The Willard Home, Genesee Street
Originally built in 1836 by John Seymour who lost his fortune in the financial panic of 1837, the home was purchased by Dr. Sylvester Willard and his father-in-law, Erastus Case, in 1843. Willard and Case were... Read MORE...
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Harriet Tubman house - Auburn, New York
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Harriet Tubman marker - Auburn, New York
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The American Hotel
The American Hotel was built in 1828-30, upon the site of the old Willard Tavern. The first proprietor whom I have been able to trace was Watrous Pomroy, who took charge about 1810, and continued proprietor during the war of... Read MORE...
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First Presbyterian Church
1811, First Presbyterian Church is founded. Its first pastor, the Rev. David Higgins, preached at the funeral of Colonel Hardenbergh, Auburn's founder in 1806.
1817, First Presbyterian Church builds its first... Read MORE...

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St. Mary's Church
The parish of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church was founded in 1868 as St. Mary's of the Assumption. The church, located at 15 Clark Street in Auburn, New York, was built from 1870-77. wikipedia

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Engine and Hose Co. No. 5, Truck A, Fire Department, Auburn, N.Y.
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A.W. Stevens & Son
makers of the Stevens Spring Tooth Harrow, 1888

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Lakeside Park
"Lakeside Park is a historic "pleasure ground" park located at Owasco on Owasco Lake in Cayuga County, New York. It is a 40-acre (16 ha) park located within the boundaries of Emerson Park... The park was originally designed and laid ... Read MORE...

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Case Memorial Library
The Seymour Public Library District traces its history back to 1876, when the Seymour Library Association was established in May. The previous year, James Skinner Seymour, president of the National Bank of Auburn, bequeathed ... Read MORE...
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Harriet Tubman's grave - Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York
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Osborne House
Named after once owner Thomas Mott Osborne, warden of the State prison at Sing Sing.
The Osborne House, Auburn, N.Y., is so well and favorably known to the traveling public that little can be said about this famous hostelry that... Read MORE...
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Hoopes Park
Created in 1922 on land donated by the family of Edward Hoopes to the City of Auburn. The Club House was built by the city in 1929.
This land was was originally held by the Owasco and Auburn Canal Company since 1844 and was deeded... Read MORE...
History, News and Stories of Auburn, New York, USA

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1836 - October 6 - A second early season snowstorm produced 26 inches at Auburn, NY
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1854 - Auburn
Auburn, a beautiful city, capital of Cayuga county. New York, on the line of railroad connecting Albany and Buffalo, 174 miles W. from the former,... Read MORE...
1854 - Convicts and Religion
Examinations made at Auburn, New York, showed that out of nine hundred convicts, only forty-seven had ever been in a Sabbath School, and that of... Read MORE...
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1859
AUBURN, the cap. of Cayuga co., in the state of New York, U. S., 173 m. W of Albany, on the outlet of Owasco lake, Pop. 5,626. There is a... Read MORE...
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1860 - December 28 - Harriet Tubman arrives in Auburn NY, on her last mission to free slaves, evading capture for 8 years on the Underground Railroad
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Hon. William H. Seward, accompanied by Hon. Frederick W. Seward and lady, and Abijah Fitch, Esq., of Auburn, N.Y., have started out on a tour of some ... Read MORE...
Read more about William Henry SEWARD1869 - Emma A. Ridley, of Auburn, N. Y., was struck by lightning and instantly killed,
the other day, while standing at a table ironing. No injury was done to the house. St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
July 3, 1869
1870 - Planing Mill Fire
AUBURN, N. Y., Aug. 19. - At 12 o'clock last night a fire broke out in the sash and blind factory and planing-mill of EVARTS BROS. The building,... Read MORE...
1870 - Boiler Explosion at Auburn - A Building Demolished and One Man Killed
AUBURN, N. Y., Sept. 20. - The steam boiler in T. R. STALKER's planing-mill exploded at 6 o'clock this morning completely demolishing the large brick ... Read MORE...
1877 - Printers are upstanding citizens?
There are only three printers confined in Auburn, New York, prison. Among the convicts can be found twenty-seven clergymen, forty-two lawyers and... Read MORE...
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1879 - Auburn
IN 1815, Auburn was the largest village in Central or Western New York. Rochester and Syracuse had not then been incorporated as villages, Buffalo... Read MORE...
1880 - Strange Series of Misfortunes
Daniel Cornwall, of Auburn, New York, was the victim within the twenty-four hours ending at noon yesterday, of a singular series of misfortunes. On... Read MORE...
1888 - The doors of the First National Bank of Auburn, N.Y., were closed on the 23d, the result of a defalcation of $200,000 on the part of its cashier, Charles O'Brien, who had fled.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
January 28, 1888
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1890 - Q. Where was the first person electrocuted for a crime in the United States?
A. In the State Prison at Auburn, New York, August 6, 1890.
The Evening Independent
Massillon, Ohio
October 23, 1935
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June, 1891 (exact date unknown) - The 111th Survivors
A Large Delegation From this County Will Go to Gettysburg
A large number of the survivors of the old 111 Regiment of this county are making active ... Read MORE...
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1895 - Auburn
Auburn, a city and the capital of Cayuga co, N.Y., is on the Auburn Branch of the New York Central Railroad, where it crosses the Lehigh Valley... Read MORE...
1902 - Big Freight Elevator Falls at Osborne's
One Man Killed and Three Others Injured Yesterday Afternoon
Lift Dropped From Within Three Feet of the Top and Men Were Thrown Beneath Mower... Read MORE...
Read more about George Washington SALISBURY1902 - All Show Improvement - Tult, Salisbury and Farrell Will Probably Recover - The Funeral of Harvey
George Tult, George Salisbury and James Farrell, the three men who were seriously injured in the elevator accident at D. M. Osborne & Co's are... Read MORE...
Read more about George Washington SALISBURY1910 - BEST REUNION YET - Ranks of 111th Are Thinning but Old Spirit Is There
WITH OLD COMMANDER AGAIN
Hospitality of MacDougall Home to Be Extended to Survivors Next Year
The survivors of the One Hundred and Eleventh... Read MORE...
Read more about George Washington SALISBURY1911 - Joseph Nash was put to death in the electric chair at Auburn, New York, yesterday for murdering his son-in-law. Nash was a prominent citizen of Waterloo, N. Y.
The Caucasian
Clinton, North Carolina
May 4, 1911
1912 - MOTHER AND THREE CHILDREN DIE WHEN FIREWORKS EXPLODE.
ONE OTHER IS KILLED OUTRIGHT - SMALL GIRL VICTIM DIES AT THE HOSPITAL.
SEVERAL HOUSES WRECKED.
FIREWORKS STORED IN AUBURN RESIDENCE EXPLODE... Read MORE...
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1914 - Missing Auburn Man Believed in the Woods - Sherman S. Salisbury Who Disappeared at Malone. May Be Mentally Unbalanced.
Watertown - Feb. 5 - John M. Hyde, head of the Black River Paper & Manufacturing Company, by which Sherman S. Salisbury of Auburn was employed as ... Read MORE...
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1914 - Missing Auburn Man is Located in Adirondacks - Sherman S. Salisbury Employed at Lumber Camp, Mr. Wallace Informs Friends
AUBURN - Feb. 8 - Sherman S. Salisbury of No. 17 Mary street in this city, reported to have been missing from Watertown for nearly four months, is in ... Read MORE...
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1916
Auburn, a city and the capital of Cayuga co., N.Y., is on the New York Central and Hudson River R., where it crosses the Lehigh Valley R., 173 miles... Read MORE...
1922 - AUBURN LANDMARK BURNED. Cayuga County Courthouse Destroyed With a Loss of $200,000.
AUBURN, N. Y., April 30 - The Cayuga County Courthouse was destroyed by fire of unknown origin this afternoon. The building was a handsme [sic]... Read MORE...
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1989 - This week in history… 75 Years Ago…
Jan 28, 1914: George W. Salisbury, 1 1/ 2 Lewis St., is the proud owner of a file of the "Free Press", a paper which was printed in Auburn's early... Read MORE...
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Ancestors buried in Auburn - Cemeteries in Auburn, New York, USA
Fort Hill CemeterySaint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
Genealogy Resources for Auburn
Auburn, NY 1897-98 City Directory (distantcousin.com/Directories/NY/Auburn/1897_98/)The Weekly Auburnian, Auburn, NY
1906 Auburn NY City Directory
The Auburn News and Bulletin, Auburn, NY
The Citizen Advertiser, Auburn, NY
1882-1897 Auburn NY City Directory
1883-1884 Auburn NY City Directory
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Auburn, New York Directories, 1889-92
The Auburn Citizen, Auburn, NY
The Auburn Bulletin, Auburn, NY
www.rootsweb.com/~nycayuga/directry/aub1900/s.htm Lamey's 1900 Auburn NY Directory, ALONZO P. LAMEY, Publisher
GAR ROSTER Auburn NY 1908 (members.aol.com/gendata54/gar.html)
Auburn NY City Directory 1862 - 1877
The Citizen, Auburn, NY
Auburn Weekly Bulletin, Auburn, New York
List of Graduates from Auburn NY High School, 1868-1893
The Auburn Argus, Auburn, NY
Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, NY (cayuganet.org/forthill/index.html)
News - Bulletin - Auburnian, Auburn, New York
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