Editing Whitestown, New York (section)

== History ==
The town, part of the Sadaquada Patent, was settled in 1784. The Town of Whitestown was formed in 1788, before the creation of Oneida County, with a size of {{convert|12|e6acre|km2 mi2}}. Whitestown was founded by Hugh White after he scouted the land in 1784 by way of traveling the [[Mohawk River]]. On June 5, 1784, White and his family came upon the mouth of the [[Sauquoit Creek]] and settled in the forests that would become Whitestown. White was also the forerunner for the creation of Oneida County in the 1790s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oneidacountyhistory.org/PublicFigures/Leaders.asp|title=Oneida County Historical Society}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|jstor=23174769|title=Whitestown: From Yankee Outpost to Cradle of Reform|first=DAVID MALDWYN|last=ELLIS|date=January 1, 1984|journal=New York History|volume=65|issue=1|pages=32–59}}</ref>

Whitestown is known as the "Mother of Towns" because of the many towns and counties formed from its expanse.{{cn|date=November 2024}} The [[Paris, New York|Town of Paris]] and the [[Steuben, New York|Town of Steuben]] were formed from Whitestown in 1792. The Town of Cazenovia was formed in 1793. The [[Augusta, New York|Town of Augusta]] was formed in 1798. Utica was formed in 1817. The [[New Hartford, New York|Town of New Hartford]] was formed from Whitestown in 1827.

The [[Oneida Institute]], the first [[racially integrated]] educational institution in the United States, operated in Whitesboro from 1827 to 1843.

Although the old [[Whitestown Town Hall]] is in the [[Whitesboro, New York|village of Whitesboro]], the current town offices are in the town of Whitestown outside of Whitesboro.