Editing Carthage, New York (section)

==History==
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The original settlement was called "Long Falls" and was settled around 1798.

[[File:Carthage, N.Y. 1888. LOC 75694755.tif|thumb|[[Perspective map]] of Carthage and list of landmarks from 1888 by [[L.R. Burleigh]]]]
The village was chartered in 1869.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://villageofcarthageny.com/|title=Welcome to the Village of Carthage NY 13619|website=villageofcarthageny.com|language=en-gb|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> It is one of only twelve villages in New York still incorporated under a [[Municipal charter|charter]], the others having incorporated or re-incorporated under the provisions of Village Law.<ref name="villagehist">{{cite web |url=http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lgss/pdfs/Handbook.pdf#page=72 |title=Local Government Handbook - Village Government: Historical Development |format=PDF |pages=PDF page 72 |year=2008 |edition=5th |publisher=New York State Department of State |access-date=June 26, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215150221/http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lgss/pdfs/handbook.pdf#page=72 |archive-date=February 15, 2010 }}</ref> The village is named after the historic city of [[Carthage]] in what is now [[Tunisia]].

In 1861, a major fire destroyed about twenty buildings in the village, and a smaller fire at the end of the year destroyed more property. A less destructive fire occurred in 1872. Another large fire in 1884 that spread across the river from [[West Carthage, New York|West Carthage]] ruined more than 150 buildings. The [[First Baptist Church and Cook Memorial Building]], [[State Street Historic District (Carthage, New York)|State Street Historic District]], and [[United States Post Office (Carthage, New York)|United States Post Office]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref> In 2002, another fire destroyed eight buildings in the downtown area, displacing nearly 150 residents and leaving a pile of ruin.