Editing Oneida, New York (section)

==History==
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In the post-[[American Revolution|Revolutionary]] period, central and western New York were settled by many migrants from [[New England]]. With development of the [[Erie Canal]] in the early 19th century, the movement of people expanded towards the [[Midwest]] as trade and commerce increased. Oneida's development began to pick up as new trade routes were opened, especially in the period initially following construction of the Oneida Lake canal and feeder and an associated railroad stop, tying it into major trade networks of the day.

[[File:View of Oneida, N.Y. - 1874 LOC 2004627743.jpg|thumb|[[Panoramic map]] of Oneida from 1874]]
The village of Oneida was incorporated on June 20, 1848, as part of the larger town of [[Lenox, New York|Lenox]] to its west, but years of friction among the different sections of town spurred the village to establish itself independently as the new Town of Oneida in 1896. In turn, this town was later chartered as the City of Oneida on March 28, 1901.

The city's first elected mayor was Julius M. Goldstein, the co-founder of Powell & Goldstein Cigar Company. Goldstein was born in [[Prussia]] and immigrated in 1871.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Koch |first=Daniel |title=Land of the Oneidas: Central New York State and the Creation of America, from Prehistory to the Present |publisher=SUNY Press |year=2023 |isbn=9781438492698 |location=Albany, NY |pages=183–6}}</ref>

Oneida is located near the site of the former [[Oneida Community]], a social and religious experiment that flourished during the third quarter of the 19th century. The community, founded by [[John Humphrey Noyes]], lasted from 1848 until 1881. It produced silk and canned goods until the manufacturing of [[cutlery|flatware]] picked up in the later years of the community's existence. This led to the foundation in 1880 of Oneida Limited, a company that outlasted the community and became one of America's most important flatware producers in the 20th century.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} The company is still headquartered in the city, although all US manufacturing operations have now ceased and all Oneida products are imported. The [[Oneida Community Mansion House]], a [[National Historic Landmark]], is preserved as the principal building of the Oneida Community.

Oneida has a number of properties on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], including the [[Main-Broad-Grove Streets Historic District]], [[Cottage Lawn]], [[DeFerriere House]], [[Mount Hope Reservoir]], [[Oneida Armory]], Oneida Community Mansion House, and [[United States Post Office (Oneida, New York)|United States Post Office]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>