Auburn is a city in

Cayuga County, New York Cayuga County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 76,248. Its county seat and largest city is Auburn. The county was named for the Cayuga people, one of the Indian tribes in the Iroquois Conf ...

, United States. Located at the north end of Owasco Lake, one of the

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, the city had a population of 26,866 at the 2020 census. It is the largest city of Cayuga County, the

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, and the site of the

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Auburn Correctional Facility Auburn Correctional Facility is a state prison on State Street in Auburn, New York, United States. It was built on land that was once a Cayuga village. It is classified as a maximum security facility. History Constructed in 1816 as Auburn Pr ...

, as well as the William H. Seward House Museum and the house of

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Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross, March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 slaves, including family and friends, u ...

History

Bruce, William - Auburn, New York (1909)

The region around Auburn had been

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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

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. 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

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and

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. Originally known as Hardenbergh's Corners in the town of Aurelius, the settlement was renamed Auburn in 1805 when it became the county seat. It became an incorporated village in 1815, and was chartered as a city in 1848. It was only a few miles from the

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, which opened in 1825 and allowed local factories to inexpensively ship goods north or south. In 1871, the Southern Central Railroad, financed by the

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, completed a line primarily to carry

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from

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through Auburn to wharves on

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at Fair Haven. From 1818 to 1939, Auburn was home to

Auburn Theological Seminary Auburn Theological Seminary, located in New York City, teaches students about progressive social issues by offering workshops, providing consulting, and conducting research on faith leadership development. The seminary was established in Auburn, N ...

, one of the preeminent theological seminaries in the United States. In 1939, facing financial difficulties as a result of the

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, the seminary moved to the campus of Union Theological Seminary in

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. 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

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, with stained-glass windows and interior decoration by

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. It is the only complete and unaltered Tiffany chapel interior known to exist. In 1816,

Auburn Prison Auburn Correctional Facility is a state prison on State Street in Auburn, New York, United States. It was built on land that was once a Cayuga village. It is classified as a maximum security facility. History Constructed in 1816 as Auburn Pri ...

(now the

) 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

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by the

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was carried out at Auburn Prison. In 1901 Leon Czolgosz, assassin of 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

, 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. 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. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.89%, is water.

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is an important east-west highway passing through the city, and

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and

New York State Route 38 New York State Route 38 (NY 38) is a north–south state highway in the Finger Lakes region of New York in the United States. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with NY 96 in the town of Owego in Tioga County. The nort ...

are north-south highways that intersect US-20 in Auburn. Seneca Falls is west on US 20, and

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is to the northeast via

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Climate

This

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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

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system, Auburn has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...

, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. AuburnPrisonFront crop

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 28,574 people, 11,411 households, and 6,538 families residing in the city. The

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was 3,405.3 people per square mile (1,315.0/km). There were 12,637 housing units at an average density of 1,506.0 per square mile (581.5/km). The racial makeup of the city was 88.57%

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, 7.59%

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, 0.29% Native American, 0.57%

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, 0.02%

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, 1.41% from

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, and 1.55% from two or more races.

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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

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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

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for the city was $17,083. About 12.5% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the

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, 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

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in Auburn is

Cayuga Community College Cayuga Community College, formerly Cayuga County Community College, is a public community college in Cayuga County, New York, United States. It is part of the SUNY system and began in 1953 as Auburn Community College. Its main campus is in Aubur ...

, a two-year school. C.C.C., as it is known locally, is located on Franklin Street. The city had been the home of

, a Presbyterian institution established in 1818, which relocated to New York City in 1939.

Sports

Auburn Doubledays game Falcon Park Auburn

Professional baseball

Auburn has had a long association with

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. The

Auburn Cayugas The Auburn Cayugas was a primary moniker of the minor league baseball teams based in Auburn, New York and their namesake Cayuga County, New York between 1877 and 1951. Auburn teams played as members of the 1877 League Alliance, 1888 Central New Yo ...

and other early Auburn teams played as members of the

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(1877), Central New York League (1888),

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(1889, 1897–1899), Empire State League (1906–1907),

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(1938, 1940) and

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(1946–1951). Auburn was an affiliate of the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

(1948). Today, Auburn is home to the

Auburn Doubledays The Auburn Doubledays are a collegiate summer baseball team of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL) that is located in Auburn, New York. From 1958 to 2020, they were members of Minor League Baseball's New York–Penn League (NYPL) ...

, members on the collegiate wooden bat

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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

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. 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 Auburn Community Baseball (also known as Auburn Community Baseball Inc. and formally Auburn Community Owned Non-Profit Baseball Association, Inc.) is a non-profit company based in Auburn, New York and is the owner of the Auburn Doubledays baseball c ...

, which is owned by the City of Auburn, is the parent organization of the

and its predecessor Auburn entries in the Class A short-season

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dating back to 1958. The team plays its home games at

Leo Pinckney Field at Falcon Park Falcon Park is a stadium in Auburn, New York. The stadium is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the Auburn Doubledays collegiate summer baseball team. The Auburn Maroons high school baseball team also plays its home games at the ...

. Until 2020 they were members of the

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The Great Race

Since 1978, on the second Sunday of every August, Auburn hosts "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.

Media

The daily newspaper published in Auburn is '' 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

. 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

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Notable people

Post Office and Federal Court House Auburn

St Peters Episcopal Church Complex May 09

Possibly the two best-known historical figures associated with Auburn are

and

William H. Seward William Henry Seward (May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States Senator. A determined oppon ...

. Seward, who served as a

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, the

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, a

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, a presidential candidate, and then Secretary of State under presidents

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...

and

Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a Dem ...

, in which role he negotiated the 1867 purchase from

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, which became known as "Seward's Folly" – lived in Auburn from 1823 until his death in 1872, and was opposed to

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. Seward's wife,

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, was deeply committed to the

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 The Underground Railroad was a network of clandestine routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early- to mid-19th century. It was used by enslaved African Americans primarily to escape into free states and Canada. T ...

. 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. Seward's house is now a historical museum, and both it and Tubman's house are on the

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Business and inventors

Willard Bundy The Bundy Manufacturing Company was a 19th-century American manufacturer of timekeeping devices that went through a series of mergers, eventually becoming part of International Business Machines and Simplex Time Recorder Company. It was the fi ...

, invented first

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Theodore Case Theodore Willard Case (December 12, 1888 – May 13, 1944) was an American chemist and inventor known for the invention of the Movietone sound-on-film system. Early life and education Theodore Willard Case was born in 1888 in Auburn, New Yo ...

, developed the first commercially successful system of recording sound on film *

Jerome H. Holland Jerome Heartwell "Brud" Holland (January 9, 1916 – January 13, 1985) was an American university president and diplomat. He was the first African American to play football at Cornell University, and was chosen as an All American in 1937 and 1938 ...

, first African-American board member of the American Stock Exchange *

Birdsill Holly Birdsill Holly Jr. (November 8, 1820 – April 27, 1894) was an American mechanical engineer and inventor of water hydraulics devices. He is known for inventing mechanical devices that improved city water systems and patented an improved fire hy ...

, supposed inventor of the

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* Phil Romano, restaurateur, founder of

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and

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Government, politics, and law

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, historian, scholar and social scientist * John Beardsley (1783–1857), judge, assemblyman, state senator and warden of Auburn state prison *

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, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court * William H. Carpenter, U.S. Consul to

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, 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 William Miller Collier (November 11, 1867 – April 15, 1956) was United States Ambassador to Spain from 1905 to 1909, the president of George Washington University from 1918 to 1921, and United States Ambassador to Chile from 1921 to 1928. Biogr ...

, diplomat, attorney, president of

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, author of ''Collier on Bankruptcy'' * Alfred Conkling Coxe Sr., federal judge *

Amy Dacey Amy Dacey is an American Democratic politician. She was the CEO of the Democratic National Committee from January 2014 until her resignation in August 2016. Early years and education Amy Dacey graduated from Auburn High School in Cayuga Coun ...

, Democratic National Committee, CEO * Ulysses F. Doubleday, congressman, father of Abner Doubleday *

Eleanor Lansing Dulles Eleanor Lansing Dulles (June 1, 1895 – October 30, 1996) was an American writer, professor, and United States Government employee. Her background in economics and her familiarity with European affairs enabled her to fill a number of importan ...

, diplomat * Nathaniel B. Eldredge, congressman * William Fulton, author, urban planner, 52nd mayor of

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Milo Goodrich Milo Goodrich (January 3, 1814 – April 15, 1881) was a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative from New York. Born in East Homer, New York, East Homer, Cortland County, New York, Cortland County, he moved with his pa ...

, congressman * Jerome Holland, first African American ambassador to a European nation (

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, 1972); president of

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* Thomas Y. Howe, Jr., mayor and congressman * James Lockhart, congressman from

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* Virginia V. Lyons, politician *

Clinton D. MacDougall Clinton Dugald MacDougall (June 14, 1839 – May 24, 1914) was a United States representative from New York. Life and career Born near Glasgow, Scotland, he immigrated to Canada in 1842 with his parents, who later settled in Auburn, New Yo ...

, congressman * Truman A. Merriman, congressman *

Lithgow Osborne Lithgow Osborne (1892 - 1980) was an American career diplomat. Lithgow Osborne was the third son of Thomas Mott Osborne. He was the United States ambassador to Norway from 1944 to 1946. Career When Lithgow Osborne was in the middle of his senio ...

, diplomat, first American ambassador to

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

after World War II *

Thomas Mott Osborne Thomas Mott Osborne (September 23, 1859 – October 20, 1926) was an American prison administrator, prison reformer, industrialist and New York State political reformer. In an assessment of Osborne's life, a ''New York Times'' book reviewer wrote ...

, prison reformer *

Sereno E. Payne Sereno Elisha Payne (June 26, 1843 – December 10, 1914) was a United States representative from New York and the first House Majority Leader, holding the office from 1899 to 1911. He was a Republican congressman from 1883 to 1887 and then ...

, first

House Majority Leader Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, also known as floor leaders, are congresspeople who coordinate legislative initiatives and serve as the chief spokespersons for their parties on the House floor. These leaders are ele ...

Theodore Pomeroy Theodore Medad Pomeroy (December 31, 1824 – March 23, 1905) was an American businessman and politician from New York who served as the 26th speaker of the United States House of Representatives for one day, from March 3, 1869, to March 4, 1869 ...

speaker of the house The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerf ...

and mayor *

Frederick W. Seward Frederick William Seward (July 8, 1830 – April 25, 1915) was an American politician and member of the Republican Party who twice served as the Assistant Secretary of State. The son of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward, ...

, assistant secretary of state *

William G. Stahlnecker William Griggs Stahlnecker (June 20, 1849 – March 26, 1902) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York from 1885 to 1893. Biogra ...

, congressman *

John Taber John Taber (May 5, 1880 – November 22, 1965) was an American attorney and New York politician who represented parts of the Finger Lakes and Central New York regions in the United States House of Representatives from 1923 to 1963. Biography T ...

, congressman *

Enos T. Throop Enos Thompson Throop ( ; August 21, 1784 – November 1, 1874) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat who was the tenth Governor of New York from 1829 to 1832. Early life and career Throop was born in Johnstown, New York on August 21 ...

, 10th Governor of New York * Floyd K. Whittlemore, Illinois state treasurer *

Martha Coffin Wright Martha Coffin Wright (December 25, 1806 – 1875) was an American feminist, abolitionist, and signatory of the Declaration of Sentiments who was a close friend and supporter of Harriet Tubman. Early life Martha Coffin was born in Boston, Mass ...

feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...

and participant in the

Seneca Falls convention The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention. It advertised itself as "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman".Wellman, 2004, p. 189 Held in the Wesleyan Methodist Church ...

Military

Abner Doubleday Abner Doubleday (June 26, 1819 – January 26, 1893) was a career United States Army officer and Union major general in the American Civil War. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter, the opening battle of the war, and had a pi ...

, general; for many years credited as the creator of baseball *

Leonard E. Rea Leonard Earl Rea (March 14, 1897 – May 12, 1972) was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of major general, who served as quartermaster of I Marine Amphibious Corps during World War II. He later served as c ...

, major general in the Marine Corps during World War II *

William H. Seward Jr. William Henry Seward Jr. (June 18, 1839 – April 29, 1920) was an American banker and brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was the youngest son of William Henry Seward Sr., the United States Secretary of State un ...

, brevet brigadier general * William J. Sharkey, naval officer * Robert F. Stryker, Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient

Sports, arts, and entertainment

Eric Adams Eric Leroy Adams (born September 1, 1960) is an American politician and retired police captain serving as the 110th mayor of New York City since January 1, 2022. Adams was an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York C ...

(real name Louis Marullo),

Manowar Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn, New York. Formed in 1980, the group is known for lyrics based on fantasy (particularly sword and sorcery) and mythology (particularly Norse mythology and Greco-Roman mythology), as well as ...

singer *

Samuel Hopkins Adams Samuel Hopkins Adams (January 26, 1871 – November 16, 1958) was an American writer who was an investigative journalist and muckraker. Background Adams was born in Dunkirk, New York. Adams was a muckraker, known for exposing public-health inju ...

, author * Kelly Brannigan, model (''

Deal or No Deal ''Deal or No Deal'' is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which (launching the format) was the Dutch ''Miljoenenjacht (Netherlands), Miljoenenjacht'' (''Hunt/Chase for Millions''). The centerpiece of this f ...

'') *

John Chester Buttre John Chester Buttre (10 June 1821 Auburn, New York – 2 December 1893 Ridgewood, New Jersey), was an American steel-plate engraver and lithographer, responsible for some 3,000 engraved portraits of American political, naval and military person ...

, artist and publisher of ''The American Portrait Gallery'' *

Scott Columbus Scott Columbus (November 10, 1956 – April 5, 2011) was an American drummer, best known for his long period of collaboration with Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Manowar (band), Manowar. Biography Born Walter Scott Columbus, youngest of fou ...

drummer *

Earl Conrad Earl Conrad (17 December 1906 - 17 January 1986), birth name Cohen, was an American author who penned at least twenty works of biography, history, and criticism, including books in collaboration. At least one that he ' ghost' wrote was the auto ...

(birth name Eli Cohen), journalist, author *

Richard and John Contiguglia Richard and John Contiguglia (born April 13, 1937 in Auburn, New York) are American identical twin duo-pianists. Born to Italian immigrant parents, they were the second set of twins and the youngest of seven children. Biography At the age of fiv ...

, twin pianists *

Joey DeMaio Joey DeMaio (born March 6, 1954) is an American musician who is the bass player and main songwriter for the heavy metal band Manowar which he founded in 1980. He is also the founder and CEO of Magic Circle Music. Biography He is a childhoo ...

bassist *

Greg Downing Greg "GD" Downing (born March 24, 1985, in Auburn, New York) is a professional lacrosse player with the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse and with the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League. He was selected to participate in the 2008 ...

, lacrosse player *

Charles Loring Elliott Charles Loring Elliott (1812–1868) was an American painter known for his portraits. He was active in central New York for 10 years as a young man, then in 1845 moved to New York City to pursue his career. He was elected to the National Academy ...

, portrait painter * Joey Foster Ellis, artist *

Buddy Hardeman Willie Riley Hardeman, Jr. (born October 21, 1954) is a former undrafted American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. Hardeman also played for the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL, and the Washington Fe ...

, football running back * Raymond Hitchcock, actor *

Mark Jindrak Mark Robert Jindrak (born June 26, 1977) is an American businessman, former professional wrestler, and actor. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as Mark Jindrak and ...

, ex-

WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and vario ...

wrestler *

Joe Kehoskie Joe Kehoskie (born January 18, 1973) is an American baseball consultant, executive, and entrepreneur. He has worked in professional baseball in a variety of capacities since 1984, formerly working in minor league baseball (1984–1994) and as a ...

, baseball agent * Bucky Lawless, boxer (real name Thomas Lawless) *

Tim Locastro Timothy Donald Locastro (born July 14, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the New York Mets organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Yankees. ...

, Major League Baseball player *

John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Secon ...

Mike Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and docume ...

, and

Tom Mansell Thomas Edward Mansell (January 1, 1855 – October 6, 1934) was a 19th-century professional baseball player. Mansell played outfield for parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball: , , and . He played a total of eleven seasons professiona ...

, major league baseball players *

Marijane Meaker Marijane Agnes Meaker (May 27, 1927 – November 21, 2022) was an American writer who, along with Tereska Torres, was credited with launching the lesbian pulp fiction genre, the only accessible novels on that theme in the 1950s. Under the name ...

, award-winning author of young adult fiction (as "M.E. Kerr") *

Pete Mendillo Pete or Petes or ''variation'', may refer to: People * Pete (given name) * Pete (nickname) * Pete (surname) Fictional characters * Pete (Disney), a cartoon character in the ''Mickey Mouse'' universe * Pete the Pup (a.k.a. 'Petey'), a character ...

, Musician, Drummer : Toured and recorded with Survivor, Jimi Jamison, Dick Wagner, Savoy Brown, Brian Howe,

Brad Whitford Bradley Ernest Whitford (born February 23, 1952)Putterford, Mark (1991) ''The Fall and Rise of Aerosmith'', Omnibus Press, Strong, Martin C. (2001) ''The Great Metal Discography'' (2nd edn.), MOJO Books, , p. 11-13 is an American musician who i ...

, Mickey Thomas and Starship. Bobby Kimball (Toto) * T. J. Middleton, tennis player *

Jeremy Morin Jeremy Morin (born April 16, 1991) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger. Morin played major junior hockey for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), the team he was drafted from in the second round, 45th ...

, NHL player *

Bob Mosher Robert L. Mosher (January 18, 1915 – December 15, 1972) was a television and radio scriptwriter. Biography Mosher was born in Auburn, New York, to Robert L. Mosher Sr. and Marian K. Mosher (née McCamey). He was best known for his work on '' ...

, TV and film writer *

Jerry O'Neil Jerry O'Neil (born March 28, 1956) is an American retired NASCAR driver from Auburn, New York. He competed in 16 NASCAR Winston Cup Series races in his career between 1990 and 1993. His last start in Winston Cup was in 1993, at the second Charlo ...

NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and hi ...

driver *

Jane Peyton Jane Peyton (October 26, 1870 – September 8, 1946) was an American lead and supporting actress whose career did not commence until she was nearly 30. During her time on stage, she appeared in several long-running Broadway theatre, Broadway play ...

, actress wife of

Kevin Polcovich Kevin Michael Polcovich (born June 28, 1970) is an American former professional baseball player who was a utility infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates in two Major League Baseball seasons during the 1990s. Early life Polcovich was born in Aubu ...

, Major League Baseball player * Julius Schweinfurth, architect * Stanley Shakespeare, NFL player * Sir James Jebusa Shannon, artist * Alexander Theobald Van Laer, painter * John Walsh, host of ''

America's Most Wanted ''America's Most Wanted'' (often abbreviated as ''AMW'') is an American television program whose first run was produced by 20th Television, and second run is under the Fox Alternative Entertainment division of Fox Corporation. At the time of i ...

'' and ''

The Hunt with John Walsh ''The Hunt with John Walsh'' is an American investigation/documentary series that debuted on CNN on July 13, 2014. The series is hosted by John Walsh. The second season premiered on July 12, 2015, and the third season premiered on June 19, 2016. ...

'' *

Thommie Walsh Thomas Joseph "Thommie" Walsh III (March 15, 1950 – June 16, 2007) was an American dancer, choreographer, director, and author. Biography Thommie Walsh was born in Auburn, New York, and began to study dance at age five at the Irma Baker Schoo ...

, dancer, choreographer and director

Other

* Avery Robert Dulles,

cardinal Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...

and theologian *

William Kemmler William Francis Kemmler (May 9, 1860 – August 6, 1890) was an American peddler, alcoholic, and murderer, who, in 1890, became the first person in the world to be executed by electric chair. He was convicted of murdering Matilda "Tillie" Ziegle ...

, Auburn Prison inmate, first person executed by electric chair * Michael Lynch, geneticist * A. T. Mann, astrologer, architect and graphic artist *

Harriet Mann Miller Harriet Mann Miller (pen names Olive Thorne and Olive Thorne Miller; 25 June 1831 – 25 December 1918) was an American author, naturalist, and ornithologist. She was one of the first three women raised to elective membership in the American Orni ...

(1831–1918), writer, ornithologist *

Irene Sargent Irene Sargent (February 20, 1852 - September 14, 1932) was an American art historian and leading advocate of the American Arts and Crafts movement, especially through her numerous influential articles in '' The Craftsman'' magazine. Family and ...

(1852–1932), American art historian *

Frederick Starr Frederick Starr (September 2, 1858 – August 14, 1933) was an American academic, Anthropology, anthropologist, and "populist educator"Parezo, Nancy J. and Don D. Fowler. (2007) "Taking Ethnological Training Outside the Classroom: the 1904 Lou ...

, professor and anthropologist *

Annie Edson Taylor Anna "Annie" Edson Taylor (October 24, 1838 – April 29, 1921) was an American schoolteacher who, on her 63rd birthday, October 24, 1901, became the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Her motives were financial but ...

, the first person to survive a trip over

Niagara Falls Niagara Falls () is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. The largest of the three is Horseshoe Falls, ...

in a barrel

Business and economy

* D&W Performance (1976), performance engine and drivetrain component distributor.

Places of historic interest

A number of properties in Auburn are listed on the

, including the

Auburn Button Works and Logan Silk Mills Auburn Button Works and Logan Silk Mills is a historic factory complex located at Auburn in Cayuga County, New York. It is a vernacular Italianate style industrial building built in 1879-1880 to house the Auburn Button Works and Logan Silk Mills. ...

, the Belt-Gaskin House,

Case Memorial-Seymour Library The Case Memorial-Seymour Library is a historic library building located at 176 Genesee Street in Auburn. It was built in 1898 and as designed by architects Carrère and Hastings, in the Beaux-Arts style. It is a square, two story, three bay b ...

, the Cayuga County Courthouse and Clerk's Office, the

Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged Harriet Tubman National Historical Park is a US National Historic Site (United States)#National Historical Parks, historical park in Auburn, New York, Auburn and Fleming, New York, associated with the life of Harriet Tubman. It comprises three p ...

William and Mary Hosmer House William and Mary Hosmer House is a historic home located in Auburn in Cayuga County, New York. It is a two-story, three-bay, side hall frame house in a vernacular Greek Revival style. It is believed to have been built in the 1840s and enlarge ...

, St. Peter's Episcopal Church Complex, Sand Beach Church, Schines Auburn Theatre,

Thompson AME Zion Church Harriet Tubman National Historical Park is a US historical park in Auburn and Fleming, New York, associated with the life of Harriet Tubman. It comprises three properties: the Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged, in Auburn; the nearby Harriet Tu ...

, Harriet Tubman Grave, Harriet Tubman House, the Old Post Office and Courthouse,

Fort Hill Cemetery Fort Hill Cemetery is a cemetery located in Auburn, New York, United States. It was incorporated on May 15, 1851 under its official name: "Trustees of the Fort Hill Cemetery Association of Auburn". It is known for its headstones of notable people ...

, Wall Street Methodist Episcopal Church, and

Dr. Sylvester Willard Mansion Dr. Sylvester Willard Mansion, also known as the Willard-Case Mansion and the Cayuga Museum of History and Art, is a historic mansion and related outbuildings located in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York state. Architecture The Willard-Case Mansi ...

. The

William H. Seward House The William H. Seward House Museum is a historic house museum at 33 South Street in Auburn, New York. Built about 1816, the home of William H. Seward (1801–72), who served as a New York state senator, the governor of New York, a U.S. sena ...

and Willard Memorial Chapel-Welch Memorial Hall are

National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed ...

s, and the South Street Area Historic District is a national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

. 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.

References

Notes

External links

City of Auburn official website

Seymour Library
{{authority control Populated places established in 1793 Cities in New York (state) County seats in New York (state) Cities in Cayuga County, New York 1793 establishments in New York (state)