Auburn, New York, USA
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 W. by N. of Albany and 31 miles S. of Oswego. It is built on both sides of the outlet of Owasco Lake, which lies 2 1/ 2 miles SSE. of the city. The site is undulating and the streets present many elegant residences and beautiful gardens and shrubberies. Auburn is the site of a state prison, with accommodation for about 1200 convicts, who are employed in various mechanic arts and manufactures and governed by the " silent system" of discipline. Within the same enclosure is located one of the New York state insane asylums. Au burn has various educational institutions (among which is the Auburn Theological Seminary, founded in 1820 and under the direction of the Presbyterians), a court house, and a state armory. The chief industries are manufactures of iron, reapers and mowers, shoes, carpets, woollen goods, flour, etc. The statesman Wm. H. Seward resided for many years in this city, and was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery. which is assumed to occupy an elevation constructed by the Mound Builders. Pop. in 1880, 21,924 ; in 1890, 25,858 ; in 1900, 30,345.

Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher

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