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Historical Leaders and Homes of Auburn, NY

Historical Leaders and Homes of Auburn, NY. Founded 1793. In the beginning…. 1793: Col. John L. Hardenbergh, a veteran of the American Revolution, founded Auburn Hardenbergh built the first mill on the Owasco Outlet, which fostered the growth of the community.

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Historical Leaders and Homes of Auburn, NY

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  1. Historical Leaders and Homes of Auburn, NY Founded 1793

  2. In the beginning… • 1793: Col. John L. Hardenbergh, a veteran of the American Revolution, founded Auburn • Hardenbergh built the first mill on the Owasco Outlet, which fostered the growth of the community. • 1805: Originally known as "Hardenbergh's Corners," soon after the name was changed to "Auburn." • 1806: Col. Hardenbergh dies. His remains and those of his wife are in Auburn's Fort Hill Cemetery, in the Mount Hope Section. • 1815: Auburn became an incorporated village. • 1848: Auburn received its charter as a city.

  3. Architects • John I. Hagaman – Auburn’s first major architect • Cayuga County Courthouse 1833-1836 • Horatio Nelson White, 1814-1892 • Designed the clock tower in the center of Auburn • Julius A. Schweinfurth, 1858 – 1931 • Bradley Chapel • Thomas Mott Osborne home • James Street School (now the site of Auburn Post Office Building) • James C. Stout, 1843 -1901 • Willard Memorial chapel/Welch classroom • The Auburn Button Works Factory • Auburn Post Office building

  4. Factories • Wegman Piano Factory, 1882: Owned and operated by the Henry Wegman family. The company was a division of the Estey Piano Corporation. • The Auburn Button Works, early 1900’s: This produced test pressings to Berliner, pressed Zon-O-Phone discs, and an endless supply of custom labels for the International Record Company. • Columbian Rope Company, 1903: Founded by Col. E.D. Metcalf. Col. Metcalf would use his bailer twine operation as leverage to get into the rope industry.

  5. Early Politicians • William H. Seward, 1801-1872: New York State Legislator, Governor of New York (twice), U.S. Senator (NY), Secretary of State for Presidents Lincoln and Johnson. • Cyrus C. Dennis, 1806-1866: First Mayor of the City of Auburn • Christopher Morgan, 1808-1877: New York Secretary of State 1848-1852, Mayor of Auburn 1860 • Sereno Payne, 1843-1912: U.S. Congressman for 30 years. Majority Leader • William Miller Collier, 1867 – 1956: Ambassador to Spain and Chile • John Taber, 1880-1965: U.S. Congressman from 1922-1962 • George R. Metcalf, 1914-2002: State Senator • Jerome Holland, 1916-1985: Ambassador to Sweden, first African American director of the New York Stock Exchange

  6. Museums Cayuga Museum of Art and History & Case Research Lab Seward House The Harriet Tubman Home

  7. Memorials Willard Memorial Chapel Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center

  8. Architecture Bradley Chapel at Fort Hill Cemetery St. Mary’s Church Gothic Architecture

  9. Activity Match the description with the local historical leader ___1. Conductor on the Underground Railroad A. Theodore W. Case ___2. Secretary of State for Abraham Lincoln B. Edwin D. Metcalf ___3. Founder of Columbian Rope Company C. William H. Seward ___4. Women’s Rights Activist D. Harriet Tubman ___5. Scientifically discovered how to put E. Martha Coffin Wright sound on film.

  10. Sources • http://www.cayuganet.org/forthill/hardenbergh/hardenbergh.html • www.columbianrope.com • http://www.courts.state.ny.us/publications/benchmarks/issue6/Courthouse.shtml • http://www.findagrave.com • http://www.mainspringpress.com/scranton.html • http://www.marinelink.com/Story/Columbian+Rope+Continues+to+Hold+Strong+...+After+175+Years-9886.html

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