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47-787: The Black River Canal Museum in Boonville is dedicated to the Black River Canal. In 1828, a survey for the Black River Canal Company proposed 34 miles (55 km) of traffic canal, 11 miles (18 km) of feeder canal, and 40 miles (64 km) of navigable river from Rome in Oneida County to Carthage in Jefferson County to allow the communities of northern New York access to an inexpensive mode of transportation for commerce. Originally

94-734: A duplex with NY 69 south of the inner district before meeting its northern terminus at the Utica-Rome Expressway (NY 49). New York State Route 365 passes through the eastern portion of the outer district before becoming part of the Utica-Rome Expressway at an interchange. The following are listed on the National Register of Historic Places : Rome has a humid continental climate (or warm-summer climate: Köppen Dfb ) with four distinct seasons, characterized by cold winters and temperate summers. Summer high temperatures range from 70–82 °F (21–28 °C). The city

141-582: A portage road or path between the Mohawk River to the east, which flows east to the Hudson River ,and Wood Creek to the west, which flows into Oneida Lake and, eventually, Lake Ontario via the Oneida and Oswego Rivers. Now located within the modern Rome city limits, this short portage path was the only overland section of a water trade route stretching more than 1,000 miles between Lake Ontario and

188-822: A British force here in the Battle of Fort Bull . Later in 1758, after several abortive attempts to fortify the area, the British sent a very large force to secure the Oneida Carry and build a stronger rampart complex, which they named Fort Stanwix . Following defeat by the English during the war, the French ceded their territory in North America east of the Mississippi River to England. The English signed

235-572: A crowd of about 200,000 people. Cable network MTV covered the concert extensively, and live coverage of the entire weekend was available on pay-per-view . The festival featured acts including Metallica , Kid Rock , DMX , Red Hot Chili Peppers , Rage Against the Machine , Korn , Limp Bizkit , Alanis Morissette and Wyclef Jean ; early reviews for many of the acts were positive. Critics particularly praised performances by George Clinton , Jamiroquai , James Brown , Sheryl Crow , and Rage Against

282-634: Is also the headquarters of Hamilton College Men's and Women's Rowing. Their boathouse, completed in 2022, is located in Bellamy Harbor Park off the Erie Canal. The city government consists of a mayor and a common council. The mayor is elected at large . The common council consists of seven members elected from single member districts . Most of Rome is located in the Rome City School District . Other parts are in

329-581: Is detailed in the book Copper Heritage: The Story of Revere Copper and Brass, Inc. by Isaac F. Marcosson. At one time, 10 percent of all copper products used in the United States were manufactured in Rome. Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome was open from 1942 to 1995, when it closed as part of the Base Realignment and Closure process. It remains home to Rome Laboratory , which is now part of

376-470: Is in USDA plant hardiness zone 5b, and native vegetation can tolerate temperatures from −10 to −15 °F (−23 to −26 °C). Rome averages over 120 inches (3,000 mm) of snowfall each winter, mostly due to its proximity to Lake Ontario and the lake-effect snow that it produces. The city had its peak of population in 1960, with declines caused by restructuring of industry and loss of jobs. Later in

423-497: Is one of the oldest manufacturing companies in the United States. It developed from a series of mergers between several companies, including Revere Copper Company located in Canton, Massachusetts . The first president of Revere Copper Products, Inc , George H. Allen , was formerly the president of Michigan Copper and Brass Company, which was one of the companies included in the merger. The early history of Revere Copper Products, Inc

470-594: The Air Force Research Laboratory , and to the Eastern Air Defense Sector . Some of the land that formerly made up the land has been redeveloped: Rome Free Academy , the city's public high school, moved onto former base land in 2002. Its airstrip is now part of Griffiss Airport . Woodstock 1999 was held in Rome, at the former Griffiss AFB site. The three-day rock festival was held over the weekend of July 23–25, and drew

517-466: The Erie Canal , passed through the center of Rome, and lifted up on the far side of Griffiss Air Force Base . A decommissioned B-52 on display near the airport was moved nearly 25 feet off its platform. Among other heavily damaged structures, two churches were heavily damaged, losing their steeples and having their roofs collapse. Many brick structures collapsed. State of emergencies were declared by

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564-728: The Fort Stanwix site, rebuilding and improving the fort. The installation survived a siege by the British in the Saratoga Campaign of 1777, and it became renowned as "the fort that never surrendered". Patriot militia, regulars, and their Oneida Nation allies under the command of Col. Peter Gansevoort , successfully repelled a prolonged siege in August 1777 by British, German, Loyalist, and Canadian troops and warriors from several Native American nations, all commanded by British Gen. Barry St. Leger . The failed siege, combined with

611-757: The Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean. During the French and Indian War , the North American front of the Seven Years' War , this region was the scene of much fighting. The British colonists had erected several small forts to guard the Oneida Carrying Place and the lucrative fur trade against French incursions from Canada; however, a combined French regular army, Canadian, and allied Native American force overwhelmed and massacred

658-616: The Oriskany Central School District , Sherrill City School District , and Westmoreland Central School District . The first district operates Rome Free Academy . Rome Catholic School —since 2013 a PK–6 school—was previously a high school. In 2006 it piloted an early Cyber Security course for students in collaboration with the Air Force and Syracuse University which was subsequently rolled out to other New York State High Schools. New York State School for

705-644: The Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1768) with the Iroquois, under the terms of which they promised to preserve areas west of the Appalachian Mountains as an Indian reserve and to prohibit colonial settlement. It has been described as "one of the worst treaties in the History of Anglo-Indian relationships". The treaty has also been described as "the last desperate effort of the British to create order west of

752-692: The central part of the state . The population was 32,127 at the 2020 census . Rome is one of two principal cities in the Utica–Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area , which lies in the " Leatherstocking Country " made famous by James Fenimore Cooper 's Leatherstocking Tales , set in frontier days before the American Revolutionary War . Rome is in New York's 22nd congressional district . The city developed at an ancient portage site of Native Americans, including

799-519: The 1920-founded Murphy Memorial Hospital . The resultant Rome Memorial Hospital is licensed for 129 beds. One of Rome's most popular venues is the John F. Kennedy Civic Arena . The facility hosts multiple ice hockey and figure skating events, as well as roller derby bouts. The arena was constructed in 1963–1964. It was fully renovated in 2008. Between 1964 and 1988, the Rome Knights and later

846-536: The 20th century, the closure of the Air Force base also drew away jobs and residents. The city has worked to develop a new economy. Elements of the base have been redeveloped for new uses, while high-quality research continues. As of the census of 2000, there were 34,950 people, 13,653 households, and 8,328 families residing in the city. The population density was 466.4 inhabitants per square mile (180.1/km ). There were 16,272 housing units at an average density of 217.2 per square mile (83.9/km ). The quoted racial makeup of

893-648: The American Revolution, the settlement began to grow with the construction of the Rome Canal in 1796, to connect Wood Creek (leading from Lake Ontario) and the headwaters of the Mohawk River. In the same year the state created the Town of Rome as a section of Oneida County. For a time, the small community next to the canal was informally known as Lynchville , after the original owner of the property,

940-744: The American northern frontier and throughout the Mohawk Valley. There were heavy losses for both American settlers and the people of the Six Nations , as each side made retaliatory raids against the other in a round of violence. Because many of the Oneida were fighting with the rebels and against the four nations allied with the British, especially the Mohawk and Seneca, the Iroquois had members attacking each other, which they had avoided doing earlier in this century. The Americans used Fort Stanwix as

987-549: The Appalachians. The British were unable to enforce their promise, as Anglo colonists continued to move west of the Appalachians, causing conflicts with native tribes. The British abandoned Ft. Stanwix after that war; it deteriorated and was eventually torn down, its parts and materials used by settlers for other structures. At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War , American Continental forces took control of

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1034-628: The Canal Commission's intent was to complete a route that would terminate at the St. Lawrence River in Ogdensburg at the northern edge of St. Lawrence County . The canal when finished only went to Carthage and yet still possessed all of the traits proposed in 1828 and rose a modest 693 feet (211 m). One hundred nine locks were required to raise and lower the barges over this relatively short distance. 109 locks were needed because, along

1081-594: The Copper City Chiefs played their home games on Saturday evenings at the Kennedy Arena. The Chiefs were a semi-professional ice hockey club that competed against Senior and Intermediate level teams from the province of Ontario, Canada; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Newark, New Jersey; New England, and cities from the State of New York. The Chiefs were known for a physical and aggressive style of ice hockey,

1128-600: The Deaf is in Rome. Rome's primary road connection is the Utica-Rome Expressway, a freeway section of New York State Route 49 . The expressway runs 14 miles from Rome to Utica where it meets I-90 , I-790 , NY 5 , NY 12 , and NY 8 in a massive cloverleaf interchange. Rome's Amtrak station is served by Amtrak 's Empire Service , with two daily trains in each direction between Niagara Falls and New York City. The daily Maple Leaf serves locations between Toronto and New York. Griffiss Air Force Base closed in 1995 and

1175-527: The Machine . However, the festival ended in a riot, with bonfires being lit in the crowd, brawls with police, and looting. During the September 11 attacks , Boston Center contacted the Eastern Air Defense Sector in Rome at 8:37 AM. This was the first report of a hijacking that reached NORAD on that day. On July 16, 2024 , a high-end EF2 tornado struck Rome, causing widespread power outages and property damage. The tornado touched down just north of

1222-539: The Mohawk and Hudson rivers to New York City . After completion of the Erie Canal in 1825, development of Rome increased. The city became an industrial and trade center in the western Mohawk Valley. The fort site was reduced to a mound of dirt, with bushes and grasses growing over it. During the Great Depression in the early 20th century, Congress passed the Fort Stanwix Act of 1935 to establish

1269-419: The age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.93. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under

1316-462: The age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 33,643, and the median income for a family was $ 42,928. Males had a median income of $ 31,635 versus $ 23,899 for females. The per capita income for

1363-540: The battle at nearby Oriskany as well as the battles of Bennington , and Saratoga , thwarted a coordinated British effort to take the northern colonies. Following this success, the Americans were able to gain alliances with France and the Netherlands, as both countries were becoming more confident that the rebels had a chance to win. After the repulsion of the British at Fort Stanwix, bloody fighting erupted along

1410-518: The canal with water. The Black River Canal Warehouse at Boonville was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. A museum opened in 2005 operating out of the Warehouse, with other buildings added to house canal artifacts. 43°27′33″N 75°19′10″W  /  43.45917°N 75.31944°W  / 43.45917; -75.31944 Rome, New York Rome is a city in Oneida County, New York , United States, located in

1457-454: The city was $ 18,604. About 12.0% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 23.4% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over. Rome is headquarters to AmeriCU Credit Union , which serves members in Central and Northern New York. Rome Memorial Hospital is another major local employer. Rome Hospital opened in 1884. In 1940 it combined with

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1504-556: The city was 87.85% white , 7.58% African American , 0.27% Native American , 0.88% Asian American , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 1.35% from other races , and 2.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 4.72% of the population. Like other cities in the region, Rome has numerous Italian-Americans , who maintain a concentration in the Little Italy in the vicinity of East Dominick Street. There were 13,653 households, out of which 28.1% had children under

1551-737: The city, county, and state governments. Rome is the second-largest city by area in New York State , and the 140th largest city in the United States . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 75.7 square miles (196 km ), of which 74.9 square miles (194 km ) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km ) (0.99%) is water. New York State Route 26 , New York State Route 46 , New York State Route 49 and New York State Route 69 converge in downtown Rome and are part of two separate triplexes . New York State Route 233 becomes part of

1598-689: The course of the canal, the elevation changes 1073 feet. Some of the locks were in consecutive series of four and five due to steep grades, these locks were known as "combination locks". The summit of the Black River Canal ("BRC") passed through Boonville in Oneida County, where it met with a feeder canal that originated in Forestport . The northern end of the canal proper terminated at Lyons Falls in Lewis County while canal boat traffic continued through to Carthage by way of improvements to

1645-496: The first cheese factory in the United States at Rome. Williams also developed the process used today for large-scale cheese manufacturing. During the later 19th century, there were numerous dairy farms in the area and throughout the Mohawk Valley. Many shipped their milk and cheese to customers in New York City. The City of Rome was incorporated in 1870. Revere Copper Products, Inc. , founded in Rome during 1928 and 1929,

1692-415: The following winter. Many Iroquois went to Upper Canada for refuge but struggled with starvation there, too. The American forces abandoned the fort in 1781. After the war, as the area became settled, pioneers took materials to use in constructing their own homes and barns. They built the Rome Canal along Wood Creek, to connect it to the Mohawk River and enable continuous passage by water from Lake Ontario via

1739-691: The fort as a National Monument because of the site's historic importance. The site was administered by the National Park Service (NPS). In 1973, the NPS began reconstruction of Fort Stanwix, based on historical evidence related to 18th-century construction and occupation. It was completed in 1976. The fort is operated by the National Park Service as a museum. On July 2, 2005, the Marinus Willet Center opened on

1786-457: The grounds of the monument. It provides audio-visual programs to orient visitors, as well as secure storage space for the museum's collection of artifacts and related historic materials. The critical east/west American trade route through the frontier was improved by construction of the Erie Canal . On July 4, 1817, construction on the canal began in Rome. The Erie Canal reaches a summit in Rome, attaining an elevation of 420 feet. The first phase

1833-702: The historic Iroquois nations. This portage continued to be strategically important to Europeans, who also used the main 18th and 19th-century waterways, based on the Mohawk and Hudson rivers, that connected New York City and the Atlantic seaboard to the Great Lakes . The original European settlements developed around fortifications erected in the 1750s to defend the waterway, in particular the British Fort Stanwix (1763) built in New York. Following

1880-527: The lower Hudson. Travelers and traders coming up the Mohawk River from the Hudson had to transfer their cargo and boats and transport them overland between 1.7 and six miles (depending on the season) to continue west on Wood Creek to Oneida Lake which was drained by the Oswego River that ultimately flowed into Lake Ontario. This ancient trade route joined the Great Lakes and Canada via the Mohawk River to

1927-481: The navigability of the Black River itself and the assistance of steamboats. Two additional locks and four dams on the river were needed to accomplish this feat. Work commenced in 1837 after many years of planning and obtaining legislative support. Testing began in 1848 with the influx of a reduced quantity of water into the system to test for leakage and structural faults. By 1850, part of the canal north of Rome

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1974-707: The primary staging point for attacks against British loyalist units and their Haudenosaunee allies. The Sullivan Expedition of 1779 was launched from here as a scorched earth campaign against villages of Iroquois nations that were allied with the British. Commander George Washington ordered the campaign in retaliation for the fierce frontier attacks in New York, such as the Cherry Valley Massacre by Loyalist irregulars led by Mohawk Chief Joseph Brant and John Butler . The Sullivan campaign destroyed nearly 50 Iroquois villages and their food stores, leading to starvation of many people of these nations during

2021-691: The prominent wine merchant Dominick Lynch . The New York State Legislature converted the Town of Rome into a city on February 23, 1870. The residents have called Rome the City of American History . Rome was founded along an ancient Native American portage path known as the Oneida Carrying Place , Deo-Wain-Sta , or The Great Carrying Place to the Six Nations (Iroquois), or the Haudenosaunee in their language. These names refer to

2068-776: The team roster being built around team toughness. In its 25 years, the Chiefs never had a losing season. The professional sports franchise, the Rome Frenzy of the Federal Hockey League , made Rome its base and began play in November 2010 at the Kennedy Civic Arena. In February 2011, citing poor attendance, the Frenzy suspended operations and cancelled the last three weeks of the season in Rome. Rome

2115-446: Was completed in 1825, connecting the Hudson River by waterway to the Great Lakes . It resulted in an increase in trade and traffic between communities around the Great Lakes and New York City, stimulating development all along the route. During the Industrial Revolution, Rome became known as the “Copper City,” as its metal industries produced approximately 10 percent of all copper in the United States. In 1851, Jesse Williams founded

2162-419: Was in service, and the extension to Port Leyden was completed by the end of the year. In 1855, the entire planned length was finished. Damage from a burst dam in 1869 delayed the canal's opening for that year. By 1887 a repair program was instituted to correct damaged locks, worn by years of use. In 1900, the canal north of Boonville was determined to be uneconomic and was subsequently abandoned. This canal

2209-418: Was the longest-surviving of the Erie Canal 's feeder canal system, remaining in use in some segments until c.  1920 . By 1925, the canal was declared an abandoned waterway. Parts of the canal are still visible, and part of the course was along the current NY Route 12 . The name "headwaters" is still in current use in the Boonville area, referring to the source of the water and the reservoir to feed

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