Oneida Institute

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The Oneida Institute was a short-lived (1827–1843) but highly influential school that was a national leader in the emerging abolitionist movement. It was the most radical school in the country, the first at which black men were just as welcome as whites. "Oneida was the seed of Lane Seminary, Western Reserve College, Oberlin and Knox colleges.": 37 The Oneida Institute was located near Utica, in the village of Whitesboro, town of Whitestown, Oneida County, New York. It was founded in 1827 by George Washington Gale as the Oneida Institute of Science and Industry.: 32 His former teacher (in the Addison County Grammar School, Middlebury, Vermont, 1807–1808) John Frost,: 38 now a Presbyterian minister in Whitesboro with Harriet Lavinia (Gold) Frost his wife — daughter of Thomas Ruggles Gold, — who was the primary partner in setting up the institute, bringing her considerable wealth to the enterprise. They raised $20,000, a significant part of which was from the philanthropist and abolitionist brothers Arthur and Lewis Tappan;: 42 Arthur had helped various "western" institutions, to the extent of tens of thousands of dollars, "but his favorite among them was Oneida Institute".: 38 (In the early 19th century, Utica was western, the gateway to western New York.) With this they bought 115 acres of land: 207 and began construction of the buildings. The institute occupied "more than 100 acres (40 ha) bordered by Main Street and the Mohawk River and by Ellis and Ablett Avenues in Whitesboro village."The first student movement in the country, the Lane Rebels, began at Oneida. A contingent of about 24, with an acknowledged leader (Theodore Dwight Weld), left Oneida for Lane and then, more publicly, soon left Lane for Oberlin. Oneida's first president, Gale, founded Knox Manual Labor Institute, later Knox College, in Galesburg, Illinois. Oneida hired its second president, Beriah Green, from Oberlin's competitor in northeast Ohio, Western Reserve College. All of these institutions and people are very much linked to the explosively emerging topic of the abolition of slavery.

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Whitestown Town Hall

Whitestown Town Hall, also known as Liberty Hall, is a historic town hall building located at Whitesboro in Oneida County, New York. It was built in 1807 and is a two-story brick structure situated on the village green. It features 4 two-story pilasters which are terminated at the top by a simple wood cornice.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.It currently serves as the village courthouse, while offices for the Town of Whitestown are housed in newer buildings outside of Whitesboro.

Whitesboro, New York

Whitesboro is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 3,772 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Hugh White, an early settler.The Village of Whitesboro is inside the Town of Whitestown.

WHIH-LP

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Yorkville, Oneida County, New York

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Neck Canal of 1730

Neck "Canal" of 1730 is a historic navigation channel located at Marcy in Oneida County, New York. It comprised the extant remains of a "canal" dug in 1730 to improve navigation along the Mohawk River. It was a short, hand dug channel cut across one of the many oxbows that once characterized the river in the 18th and 19th century. The channel was three feet deep, 20 feet wide, and 200 feet long.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Middle Mill Historic District

Middle Mill Historic District is a national historic district located at New York Mills in Oneida County, New York. The district includes 31 contributing structures and one contributing site. It consists of a grouping of structures clustered in the vicinity of a large mill complex known as Mill Number 2 or the Middle Mills. In addition to the mill complex, there are two churches, rows of factory workers' housing, and a commercial block.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

New York Mills, New York

New York Mills is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 3,327 at the 2010 census. The village of New York Mills is partly in the town of Whitestown and partly in the town of New Hartford. It is a western suburb of the city of Utica.

Jones Creek (Mohawk River tributary)

Jones Creek is a left-bank tributary (stream) that flows into the Mohawk River in Whitesboro, New York.

Sauquoit Creek

Sauquoit Creek is a 17.0-mile-long (27.4 km) river in New York, United States. It lies within the southern part of Oneida County. The creek flows eastward, then turns sharply and flows generally northward through the Sauquoit Valley to the Mohawk River, entering the river on the east side of Whitesboro. It is therefore part of the Hudson River watershed.

Burrstone Hill

Burrstone Hill is a summit located in Central New York Region of New York located partially in the City of Utica and Town of Whitestown.

Decks Creek

The Decks Creek flows into the Mohawk River in Whitesboro, New York.

Marcy (CDP), New York

Marcy is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Marcy, Oneida County, New York, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.The CDP is in eastern Oneida County, in the southern part of the town of Marcy. It is 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Utica and 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Rome. The hamlet of Maynard is in the eastern part of the CDP. Interstate 90, the New York Thruway, passes through Marcy, but with no direct access. New York State Route 49, the Utica–Rome Expressway, runs the length of the community, with access from one exit in the center of the CDP, as well as exits at the eastern and western ends of the CDP. The Erie Canal forms the southern border of the community.