Editing Pompey, New York (section)

==History==
The area of Pompey was originally part of the territory traditionally occupied by the historic [[Onondaga people|Onondaga]], one of the [[Iroquois|Five Nations]] of the [[Iroquois]] tribes of the powerful ''[[Haudenosaunee]]'', or Iroquois Confederacy. After the [[American Revolutionary War]], when most of the Iroquois were forced to cede their land to the victorious United States, many of the Onondaga migrated to [[Canada]]. The [[British Crown]] awarded them land there for resettlement for their support during the war. New York State took over the former Iroquois lands and sold much of the public land for development (and speculation). It reserved part as the [[Central New York Military Tract]]. Veterans of the Revolution were awarded land grants in this tract as payments for service. The town was first settled by outsiders around 1789, as [[Yankee]]s from [[New England]] and other migrants moved into western New York.

The town of Pompey was formed in 1789, but not completely organized until 1794, when Onondaga County was established. The original town was divided and sub-divided into many other towns in the region, including all of the towns of [[Fabius, New York|Fabius]] (1798), [[Tully (town), New York|Tully]], [[Preble, New York|Preble]], and [[Scott, New York|Scott]] (the latter two now in [[Cortland County, New York|Cortland County]]), along with parts of the towns of [[Spafford, New York|Spafford]], [[Otisco, New York|Otisco]] (1806), [[LaFayette, New York|LaFayette]] (1825), [[Onondaga, New York|Onondaga]] (1794), [[Truxton, New York|Truxton]] and [[Cuyler, New York|Cuyler]] (the latter two now in Cortland County).

The [[Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet|hamlet]] of Pompey developed about {{convert|10.5|mi|km|0}} south of the main east-west [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] trail across the state, used for generations. European-American settlers improved the trail and developed it as the [[Genesee Road]] (1794) and then the [[Seneca Turnpike]] (1800), running through the villages of Cazenovia, Manlius and [[Onondaga Hollow]] (south of Syracuse). The segment of modern [[U.S. Route 20 in New York|U.S. Route&nbsp;20]] (US&nbsp;20), which connects [[Cazenovia (village), New York|Cazenovia]] and [[Skaneateles (village), New York|Skaneateles]] by way of Pompey and [[LaFayette, New York|LaFayette]], was not built until 1934.

The 1820 discovery of the [[Pompey stone]] was understood as proof of early European presence in North America, but it was decades later identified as a hoax.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Case|first=Richard A.|date=July 2, 1976|title=Rubbing uncovers truth|work=[[Syracuse Herald-Journal]]|url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/entertainment-clipping-jul-02-1976-2669195/}}</ref>

The [[Oran District No. 22 Schoolhouse]] and [[Drover's Tavern]] at Oran are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref>