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{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Auburn, New York | settlement_type = [[Administrative divisions of New York#City|City]] | nickname = Prison City | motto = <!-- Images --> | image_skyline = Genesee Street north side at North Street Auburn.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = North side of Genesee Street in downtown Auburn | image_flag = | image_seal = <!-- Maps --> | pushpin_map = New York#USA | pushpin_label = Auburn | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_mapsize = | image_map = Cayuga County NY Auburn city highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Location in [[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga County]] and the state of [[New York (state)|New York]] | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = <!-- Location --> | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[New York (state)|New York]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in New York|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga]] | government_footnotes = | government_type = [[council-manager government|Council-Manager]] | leader_title = [[Mayor]] | leader_name = [[James "Jimmy" Giannettino, Jr.]] ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]) | leader_title1 = [[City Manager]] | leader_name1 = Jeff Dygert<ref>{{cite web|first1=City of Auburn|last1=NY|access-date=2017-10-31|title=City of Auburn, NY - City Manager's Office|url=http://www.auburnny.gov/public_documents/AuburnNY_Council/mgrindex|website=www.auburnny.gov|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021541/http://www.auburnny.gov/public_documents/AuburnNY_Council/mgrindex|url-status=dead}}</ref> | leader_title2 = [[City Council]] | leader_name2 = {{Collapsible list |title = Members' List |frame_style = border:none; padding: 0; |title_style = <!-- (optional) --> |list_style = text-align:left;display:none; |1 = • Terry Cuddy ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]) |2 = • Ginny Kent ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]) |3 = • Christina Calarco ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]) |4 = • Dr. Rhoda Overstreet-Wilson ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]) }} | established_title = Incorporated | established_date = 1815 (village)<br />1848 (city) <!-- Area --> | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref> | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 21.78 | area_land_km2 = 21.59 | area_water_km2 = 0.20 | area_total_sq_mi = 8.41 | area_land_sq_mi = 8.34 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.08 <!-- Population --> | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 26866 | population_density_km2 = 1244.46 | population_density_sq_mi = 3223.28 <!-- General information --> | timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 209 | elevation_ft = 686 | coordinates = {{coord|42|56|N|76|34|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]]s | postal_code = 13021, 13024 | area_code = [[Area code 315|315]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 36-011-03078 | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 0942692 | website = {{URL|www.auburnny.gov}} | footnotes = | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = }} '''Auburn''' is a city in [[Cayuga County, New York]], United States. Located at the north end of [[Owasco Lake]], one of the [[Finger Lakes]] in [[Central New York]], the city had a population of 26,866 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/auburncitynewyork|title=QuickFacts Auburn city, New York|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=May 15, 2019}}</ref> It is the largest city of Cayuga County, the [[county seat]],<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> and the site of the [[prison#Security levels|maximum-security]] [[Auburn Correctional Facility]], as well as the [[William H. Seward House|William H. Seward House Museum]] and the house of [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]] [[Harriet Tubman House|Harriet Tubman]]. == History == [[File:Bruce, William - Auburn, New York (1909).jpg|thumb|left|''Auburn, New York'' (1909), by William Bruce (1861–1911)]] [[File:Auburn Works No. 1, Auburn, N.Y LCCN2007663994 crop.tif|thumb|left|The Auburn Works in 1907]] [[File:State Street from Genesee Street, Auburn, NY.jpg|thumb|left|State Street in 1910]] The region around Auburn had been [[Iroqouis|Haudenosaunee]] territory for centuries before European contact and historical records. Auburn was founded in 1793, during the post-Revolutionary period of settlement of western New York. The founder, John L. Hardenbergh, was a veteran of the Sullivan-Clinton campaign against the Iroquois during the American Revolution. Hardenbergh settled in the vicinity of the Owasco River with his infant daughter and two African-American indentured servants, Harry and Kate Freeman. After his death in 1806, Hardenbergh was buried in Auburn's North Street Cemetery, and was re-interred in 1852 in Fort Hill Cemetery – the first burial in the city's newly opened burial ground. The community grew up around Hardenbergh's gristmill and sawmill.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tourauburnny.com/visitor-history-tours-auburn.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717080046/http://www.tourauburnny.com/visitor-history-tours-auburn.asp|url-status=dead|title=Historical & Cultural Auburn, New York|archive-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref> Originally known as Hardenbergh's Corners in the town of [[Aurelius, New York|Aurelius]], the settlement was renamed Auburn in 1805 when it became the county seat.<ref>The name ''Auburn'' resonated with the opening lines of [[Oliver Goldsmith]]'s then-familiar poem "[[The Deserted Village]]" (1770): "Sweet Auburn, loveliest village of the plain, Where health and plenty cheered the labouring swain."</ref> It became an incorporated village in 1815, and was chartered as a city in 1848. It was only a few miles from the [[Erie Canal]], which opened in 1825 and allowed local factories to inexpensively ship goods north or south. In 1871, the Southern Central Railroad, financed by the [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]], completed a line primarily to carry [[anthracite|anthracite coal]] from [[Athens, Pennsylvania]] through Auburn to [[wharf|wharves]] on [[Lake Ontario]] at [[Fair Haven, New York|Fair Haven]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lvrrhs.org/history/index.htm|title=Lehigh Valley Railroad Historical Society | History|website=www.lvrrhs.org}}</ref> From 1818 to 1939, Auburn was home to [[Auburn Theological Seminary]], one of the preeminent theological seminaries in the United States. In 1939, facing financial difficulties as a result of the [[Great Depression]], the seminary moved to the campus of [[Union Theological Seminary (New York City)|Union Theological Seminary]] in [[New York City]]. The only building from the Auburn Theological Seminary that stands today is [[Willard Memorial Chapel]] and the adjacent Welch Memorial Hall on Nelson Street, designed by [[Andrew Jackson Warner]] of [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], with [[stained-glass]] windows and interior decoration by [[Louis Comfort Tiffany]]. It is the only complete and unaltered Tiffany chapel interior known to exist. In 1816, Auburn Prison (now the [[Auburn Correctional Facility]]) was founded as a model for the contemporary ideas about treating prisoners, known now as the [[Auburn system]]. Visitors were charged a fee for viewing the facility and its inmates. On August 6, 1890, the first [[capital punishment|execution]] by the [[electric chair]] was carried out at Auburn Prison. In 1901 [[Leon Czolgosz]], assassin of [[William McKinley|President William McKinley]], was executed there. Although the ideas of the Auburn System have been abandoned, the prison continues to serve as a maximum security facility, and is one of the most secure prisons in the continental United States. ==Geography== Auburn is located at 42.9317° N, 76.5661° W at the north end of [[Owasco Lake]], one of the [[Finger Lakes]], which is drained by the [[Owasco Outlet]] – also known as the [[Owasco River]] – which runs north through the city on its way to the [[Seneca River (New York)|Seneca River]]. A dam, owned and operated by the city, controls the outflow of the lake, which is used for drinking water and recreation. The city is required to keep a sufficient amount of water in the river to deal with the effluent from its waste disposal treatment facility.<ref>[http://findlakes.com/owasco_lake_new-york~ny00776.htm "Oasco Lake, Central New York"] on FindLakes.com</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|21.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|21.6|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.89%, is water.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3603078| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212185817/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3603078| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Auburn city, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 12, 2014}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 20 in New York|US 20]] is an important east-west highway passing through the city, and [[New York State Route 34]] and [[New York State Route 38]] are north-south highways that intersect US-20 in Auburn. [[Seneca Falls, New York|Seneca Falls]] is {{convert|15|mi}} west on US 20, and [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]] is {{convert|26|mi}} to the northeast via [[New York State Route 5]]. ==Climate== This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Auburn has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=123003&cityname=Auburn,+New+York,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Auburn, New York Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref> {{Weather box |collapsed = Y |location = Auburn, New York (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1897–present) |single line = Y |Jan record high F = 70 |Feb record high F = 74 |Mar record high F = 85 |Apr record high F = 92 |May record high F = 95 |Jun record high F = 101 |Jul record high F = 100 |Aug record high F = 98 |Sep record high F = 99 |Oct record high F = 94 |Nov record high F = 78 |Dec record high F = 68 |year record high F= 101 |Jan avg record high F = 55.1 |Feb avg record high F = 53.1 |Mar avg record high F = 64.0 |Apr avg record high F = 79.7 |May avg record high F = 86.1 |Jun avg record high F = 91.0 |Jul avg record high F = 91.9 |Aug avg record high F = 90.8 |Sep avg record high F = 87.9 |Oct avg record high F = 78.6 |Nov avg record high F = 68.1 |Dec avg record high F = 56.7 |year avg record high F = 93.9 |Jan high F = 31.3 |Feb high F = 33.4 |Mar high F = 41.6 |Apr high F = 55.2 |May high F = 68.6 |Jun high F = 76.9 |Jul high F = 81.1 |Aug high F = 79.7 |Sep high F = 72.4 |Oct high F = 59.4 |Nov high F = 47.5 |Dec high F = 36.8 |year high F = 57.0 | Jan mean F = 23.3 | Feb mean F = 24.7 | Mar mean F = 32.1 | Apr mean F = 44.6 | May mean F = 56.9 | Jun mean F = 66.2 | Jul mean F = 70.7 | Aug mean F = 69.1 | Sep mean F = 61.9 | Oct mean F = 50.3 | Nov mean F = 39.5 | Dec mean F = 29.9 | year mean F = 47.4 |Jan low F = 15.4 |Feb low F = 16.0 |Mar low F = 22.7 |Apr low F = 34.0 |May low F = 45.2 |Jun low F = 55.4 |Jul low F = 60.4 |Aug low F = 58.5 |Sep low F = 51.5 |Oct low F = 41.2 |Nov low F = 31.6 |Dec low F = 23.1 |year low F = 37.9 |Jan avg record low F = -5.5 |Feb avg record low F = -2.7 |Mar avg record low F = 3.7 |Apr avg record low F = 21.7 |May avg record low F = 31.2 |Jun avg record low F = 41.5 |Jul avg record low F = 49.2 |Aug avg record low F = 48.1 |Sep avg record low F = 37.5 |Oct avg record low F = 27.9 |Nov avg record low F = 16.5 |Dec avg record low F = 4.2 |year avg record low F = -8.9 |Jan record low F = −20 |Feb record low F = −32 |Mar record low F = −16 |Apr record low F = 6 |May record low F = 25 |Jun record low F = 33 |Jul record low F = 40 |Aug record low F = 39 |Sep record low F = 28 |Oct record low F = 16 |Nov record low F = -1 |Dec record low F = −21 |year record low F= −32 |Jan precipitation inch = 2.93 |Feb precipitation inch = 2.48 |Mar precipitation inch = 3.23 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.68 |May precipitation inch = 3.77 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.10 |Jul precipitation inch = 4.31 |Aug precipitation inch = 4.26 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.87 |Oct precipitation inch = 4.47 |Nov precipitation inch = 3.59 |Dec precipitation inch = 3.57 |year precipitation inch = 44.26 |precipitation colour = green |Jan snow inch = 29.1 |Feb snow inch = 25.9 |Mar snow inch = 17.2 |Apr snow inch = 3.1 |May snow inch = 0.2 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 0.4 |Nov snow inch = 8.8 |Dec snow inch = 24.7 |year snow inch= 101.6 |Jan precipitation days = 19.0 |Feb precipitation days = 15.6 |Mar precipitation days = 14.6 |Apr precipitation days = 15.2 |May precipitation days = 14.3 |Jun precipitation days = 13.6 |Jul precipitation days = 12.7 |Aug precipitation days = 11.6 |Sep precipitation days = 10.8 |Oct precipitation days = 17.2 |Nov precipitation days = 16.0 |Dec precipitation days = 19.6 |year precipitation days = 180.2 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan snow days = 13.9 |Feb snow days = 12.1 |Mar snow days = 7.1 |Apr snow days = 2.0 |May snow days = 0.2 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.5 |Nov snow days = 4.6 |Dec snow days = 11.9 |year snow days = 52.3 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name=NOAA>{{cite web |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=bgm |title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = 3 May 2023 }}</ref><ref name=NCEI>{{cite web | url =https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00300321&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL | title =Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020 | publisher =National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date =3 May 2023 }}</ref> |date=November 2011 }} <!--spacing--> [[File:AuburnPrisonFront crop.jpg|thumb|center|800px|[[Auburn Correctional Facility]]]] == Demographics == [[File:Auburn City Hall Auburn.jpg|thumb|Auburn Memorial City Hall in 2012]] {{US Census population |1810= 500 |1820= 2333 |1830= 4486 |1840= 5626 |1850= 9548 |1860= 10986 |1870= 17225 |1880= 21924 |1890= 25858 |1900= 30345 |1910= 34668 |1920= 36192 |1930= 36652 |1940= 35753 |1950= 36722 |1960= 35249 |1970= 34599 |1980= 32548 |1990= 31258 |2000= 28574 |2010= 27687 |2020= 26866 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 28,574 people, 11,411 households, and 6,538 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,405.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 12,637 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,506.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 88.57% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.59% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.57% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.41% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.55% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 2.82% of the population. There were 11,411 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no partner present, and 42.7% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.98. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $30,281, and the median income for a family was $41,169. Males had a median income of $32,349 versus $23,330 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,083. About 12.5% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.9% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over. == Education == The [[Auburn Enlarged City School District]] is the public school system serving Auburn. It currently operates seven schools covering grades K–12. West Middle School was closed over the summer of 2011 to save funds, with the student population merged into East Middle School. The only [[college]] in Auburn is [[Cayuga Community College]], a two-year school. C.C.C., as it is known locally, is located on Franklin Street. The city had been the home of [[Auburn Theological Seminary]], a Presbyterian institution established in 1818, which relocated to New York City in 1939.<ref>[http://www.auburnseminary.org/our-history "Our History"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707011024/http://www.auburnseminary.org/our-history |date=2015-07-07 }} [[Auburn Theological Seminary]] website</ref> == Sports == [[File:Auburn Doubledays game Falcon Park Auburn.jpg|thumb|left|275px|An Auburn Doubledays game (2012)]] === Professional baseball === Auburn has had a long association with [[professional baseball]]. The [[Auburn Cayugas]] and other early Auburn teams played as members of the [[League Alliance]] (1877), Central New York League (1888), [[New York State League (1885–1917)|New York State League]] (1889, 1897–1899), [[Empire State League]] (1906–1907), [[Canadian–American League]] (1938, 1940) and [[Border League (baseball)|Border League]] (1946–1951). Auburn was an affiliate of the [[Boston Red Sox]] (1948).<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=a9132541|title=1877 League Alliance|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> Today, Auburn is home to the [[Auburn Doubledays]], members of the collegiate wooden bat [[Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League]].<ref name="auto"/> ==== National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues ==== In late 1901, Auburn became the headquarters of the [[National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues]] (NAPBL), which is now known simply as [[Minor League Baseball]] and based in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]]. John H. Farrell, who served as secretary-treasurer of the league for many years, was a local resident, and the league's offices remained in the city while he remained in that role. ==== Auburn Community Baseball ==== [[Auburn Community Baseball]], which is owned by the City of Auburn, is the parent organization of the [[Auburn Doubledays]] and its predecessor Auburn entries in the Class A short-season [[New York–Penn League]] dating back to 1958. The team plays its home games at [[Falcon Park|Leo Pinckney Field at Falcon Park]]. Until 2020 they were members of the [[New York-Penn League]]. === The Great Race === Since 1978, on the second Sunday of every August, Auburn has hosted "The Great Race", a three- or four-person relay race involving running, cycling, and canoeing (or kayaking). The race begins and ends in the area of [[Owasco Lake]] on the southern outskirts of Auburn. With between 2,000 and 2,500 people participating in an average year, it is one of the largest relay races in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.great-race.com/|title=The Great Race, Auburn, NY|website=www.great-race.com}}</ref> == Media == {{main|The Citizen (Auburn)}} The daily newspaper published in Auburn is ''[[The Citizen (Auburn)|The Citizen]]'', which dates back to 1816, and had previously been published as ''The Daily Advertiser'' and ''The Citizen-Advertiser''. It serves Auburn and Cayuga County, as well as other parts of [[Central New York]]. A morning paper, published seven days a week, it has a circulation of 10,000 for the daily and Saturday editions, and 12,000 on Sunday. It is owned by [[Lee Enterprises]]. == Notable people == {{multiple image | align = right | direction = horizontal | image1 = William Henry Seward - edited.jpg | width1 = 133 | caption1 = William H. Seward | image2 = William H. Seward House Auburn.jpg | width2 = 250 | caption2 = William H. Seward House (2012) }} {{multiple image | align = right | direction = horizontal | image1 = Harriet Tubman cropped.jpg | width1 = 147 | caption1 = Harriet Tubman | image2 = Harriet Tubman House Dec 2007.jpg | width2 = 240 | caption2 = Harriet Tubman House (2007) }} [[File:Cayuga County Court House Auburn.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Cayuga County Courthouse and Clerk's Office|Cayuga County Court House]]]] [[File:Post Office and Federal Court House Auburn.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Old Post Office and Courthouse (Auburn, New York)|Old Post Office and Federal Courthouse]]]] [[File:Willard etc 095.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Willard Memorial Chapel]]]] [[File:Case Memorial-Seymour Library May 09.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Case Memorial-Seymour Library]]]] [[File:Schines Auburn Theatre Auburn.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Schines Auburn Theatre]]]] [[File:St Peters Episcopal Church Complex May 09.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[St. Peter's Episcopal Church Complex (Auburn, New York)|Saints Peter and John Episcopal Church]]]] [[File:Museumfront web.jpg|thumb|Cayuga Museum of History and Art]] Possibly the two best-known historical figures associated with Auburn are [[Harriet Tubman]] and [[William H. Seward]]. Seward, who served as a [[New York State Senate|New York state senator]], the [[governor of New York]], a [[United States Senate|U.S. senator]], a presidential candidate, and then [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] under presidents [[Abraham Lincoln]] and [[Andrew Johnson]], in which role he negotiated the 1867 purchase from [[Russia]] of [[Alaska]], which became known as "Seward's Folly" – lived in Auburn from 1823 until his death in 1872, and was opposed to [[slavery in the United States|slavery]]. Seward's wife, [[Frances Adeline Seward]], was deeply committed to the [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]] movement, which was strongly supported in Auburn. In the 1850s, the Seward family opened their Auburn home as a safehouse to fugitive slaves on the [[Underground Railroad]]. In 1859 Seward sold a plot of land to abolitionist Tubman, who used it to create a safe haven for her family and friends and other black Americans seeking a better life in the north.<ref>[[Kate Larson (historian)|Larson, Kate Clifford]] (2004). ''Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero''. New York: Ballantine Books. {{ISBN|0-345-45627-0}}, p. 16.</ref> [[William H. Seward House|Seward's house]] is now a historical museum, and both it and [[Harriet Tubman House|Tubman's house]] are on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. === Business and inventors === * [[Bundy Manufacturing Company|Willard Bundy]], invented the first [[time clock]] * [[Theodore Case]], developed the first commercially successful system of recording sound on film * [[Jerome H. Holland]], the first African-American board member of the American Stock Exchange * [[Birdsill Holly]], supposed inventor of the [[fire hydrant]] * [[Phil Romano]], restaurateur, founder of [[Fuddruckers]] and [[Romano's Macaroni Grill]] === Government, politics, and law === * [[Harry Elmer Barnes]], historian, scholar and social scientist * [[John Beardsley (New York politician)|John Beardsley]] (1783–1857), judge, assemblyman, state senator and warden of Auburn state prison * [[Samuel Blatchford]], Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court * [[William H. Carpenter (1821–1885)|William H. Carpenter]], U.S. Consul to [[Fuzhou]], China, 1861–1865 * Lisa Colella, Founder, Healing Household 6, the first family violence organization for military families, 2019 Medal of Honor Community Service Hero Honoree, Family Advisor for Department of Veterans Affairs Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program * [[William Miller Collier]], diplomat, attorney, president of [[George Washington University]], author of ''Collier on Bankruptcy'' * [[Alfred Conkling Coxe Sr.]], federal judge * [[Amy Dacey]], Democratic National Committee, CEO * [[Ulysses F. Doubleday]], congressman, father of Abner Doubleday * [[Eleanor Lansing Dulles]], diplomat * [[Nathaniel B. Eldredge]], congressman * [[William Fulton (urban planner)|William Fulton]], author, urban planner, 52nd mayor of [[Ventura, California]] * [[Milo Goodrich]], congressman * [[Jerome Holland]], first African American ambassador to a European nation ([[Sweden]], 1972); president of [[Hampton University]] * [[Thomas Y. Howe, Jr.]], mayor and congressman<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/> * [[James Lockhart (Indiana)|James Lockhart]], congressman from [[Indiana]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/> * [[Virginia V. Lyons]], politician * [[Clinton D. MacDougall]], congressman * [[Truman A. Merriman]], congressman<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/> * [[Lithgow Osborne]], diplomat, first American ambassador to [[Norway]] after World War II * [[Thomas Mott Osborne]], prison reformer * [[Sereno E. Payne]], first [[House Majority Leader]] * [[Theodore Pomeroy]], [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|speaker of the house]] and mayor * [[Frederick W. Seward]], assistant secretary of state * [[William G. Stahlnecker]], congressman * [[John Taber]], congressman * [[Enos T. Throop]], 10th Governor of New York * [[Floyd K. Whittlemore]], Illinois state treasurer * [[Martha Coffin Wright]], [[feminism|feminist]] and participant in the [[Seneca Falls convention]] * Sheila Saft Tucker, historian, author, reporter, and teacher === Military === * [[Abner Doubleday]], general; for many years credited as the creator of baseball * [[Leonard E. Rea]], major general in the Marine Corps during World War II * [[William H. Seward Jr.]], brevet brigadier general * [[William J. Sharkey (US Navy officer)|William J. Sharkey]], naval officer * [[Vincent Speranza]], private during World War II and hero of the [[siege of Bastogne]]<ref> https://eu.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2023/08/03/auburn-iii-resident-vincent-speranza-fought-at-battle-of-the-bulge-dies/70519606007/</ref> * [[Robert F. Stryker]], Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient === Sports, arts, and entertainment === * [[Eric Adams (musician)|Eric Adams]] (real name Louis Marullo), [[Manowar]] singer * [[Samuel Hopkins Adams]], author * [[Kelly Brannigan]], model (''[[Deal or No Deal (U.S. game show)|Deal or No Deal]]'') * [[John Chester Buttre]], artist and publisher of ''The American Portrait Gallery''<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location=Chicago | year = 1963}}</ref> * [[Ryan Birchard]], professional baseball pitcher * [[Scott Columbus]], [[Manowar]] drummer * [[Earl Conrad]] (birth name Eli Cohen), journalist, author * [[Richard and John Contiguglia]], twin pianists * [[Joey DeMaio]], [[Manowar]] bassist * [[Greg Downing]], lacrosse player * [[Charles Loring Elliott]], portrait painter * [[Joey Foster Ellis]], artist * [[Buddy Hardeman]], football running back * [[Raymond Hitchcock (actor)|Raymond Hitchcock]], actor * [[Mark Jindrak]], ex-[[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] wrestler * [[Joe Kehoskie]], baseball agent * [[Julia Kirtland]], distance runner * [[Thomas Lawless|Bucky Lawless]], boxer (real name Thomas Lawless) * [[Tim Locastro]], Major League Baseball player * [[John Mansell|John]], [[Mike Mansell|Mike]], and [[Tom Mansell]], major league baseball players * [[Marijane Meaker]], award-winning author of young adult fiction (as "M.E. Kerr") * [[Pete Mendillo]], Musician, drummer * [[T. J. Middleton]], tennis player * [[Jeremy Morin]], NHL player * [[Bob Mosher]], TV and film writer * [[Jerry O'Neil]], [[NASCAR]] driver * [[Jane Peyton]], actress wife of [[Samuel Hopkins Adams]] * [[Kevin Polcovich]], Major League Baseball player * [[Greg Sankey]], commissioner, [[Southeastern Conference]] * [[Julius Schweinfurth]], architect * [[Stanley Shakespeare]], NFL player * [[James Jebusa Shannon|Sir James Jebusa Shannon]], artist * [[Alexander Theobald Van Laer]], painter * [[John Walsh (television host)|John Walsh]], host of ''[[America's Most Wanted]]'' and ''[[The Hunt with John Walsh]]'' * [[Thommie Walsh]], dancer, choreographer and director === Other === * [[Avery Dulles|Avery Robert Dulles]], [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]] and theologian * [[Theodore Frelinghuysen Dwight]] (1846–1917), editor, writer, archivist, bibliographer and U.S. diplomat * [[William Kemmler]], Auburn Prison inmate, first person executed by electric chair * [[Michael Lynch (geneticist)|Michael Lynch]] (born 1951), geneticist * [[A. T. Mann]], astrologer, architect and graphic artist * [[Harriet Mann Miller]] (1831–1918), writer, ornithologist * [[Paul Douglas Parkman]] (1932-2024), one of the developers of the rubella vaccine * [[Irene Sargent]] (1852–1932), American art historian * [[Frederick Starr]], professor and anthropologist * [[Annie Edson Taylor]], the first person to survive a trip over [[Niagara Falls]] in a barrel ==Business and economy== * [[Auburn Bearing & Manufacturing]] (1898), designer and manufacturer of ball and roller thrust bearings == Places of historic interest == A number of properties in Auburn are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], including the [[Auburn Button Works and Logan Silk Mills]], the [[Belt-Gaskin House]], [[Case Memorial-Seymour Library]], the [[Cayuga County Courthouse and Clerk's Office]], the [[Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged]], [[William and Mary Hosmer House]], [[St. Peter's Episcopal Church Complex (Auburn, New York)|St. Peter's Episcopal Church Complex]], [[Sand Beach Church]], [[Schines Auburn Theatre]], [[Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged|Thompson AME Zion Church]], [[Harriet Tubman Grave]], [[Harriet Tubman House]], the [[Old Post Office and Courthouse (Auburn, New York)|Old Post Office and Courthouse]], [[Fort Hill Cemetery]], [[Wall Street Methodist Episcopal Church]], and [[Dr. Sylvester Willard Mansion]]. The [[William H. Seward House]] and [[Willard Memorial Chapel-Welch Memorial Hall]] are [[National Historic Landmark]]s, and the [[South Street Area Historic District]] is a national [[Historic district (United States)|historic district]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref> In 2018, the NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center opened to the public, serving as a visitors' center and permanent exhibition promoting the region's history and culture. The center guides visitors to the variety of historical sites in the region connected to the struggle for equal rights.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.wbfo.org/post/new-york-equal-rights-heritage-center-opens|title=New York Equal Rights Heritage Center opens|last=Magnarelli|first=Tom|website=news.wbfo.org|language=en|access-date=2019-06-24}}</ref> == See also == *{{Portal-inline|New York (state)}} == References == '''Notes''' {{Reflist|2}} == External links == {{commons category|Auburn, New York}} {{wikivoyage|Auburn (New York)|Auburn, New York}} * [http://www.auburnny.gov/ City of Auburn official website] * {{Cite EB1911 |wstitle= Auburn (New York) |volume= 2 |pages=891-892 |short=1}} * [http://www.seymourlibrary.org/ Seymour Library] {{Cayuga County, New York}} {{New York county seats}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Auburn, New York| ]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1793]] [[Category:Cities in New York (state)]] [[Category:County seats in New York (state)]] [[Category:Cities in Cayuga County, New York]] [[Category:1793 establishments in New York (state)]]
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