Auburn, New York

Auburn is a city located in Cayuga County, New York, United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 28,574. It is the county seat of Cayuga County{{GR|6}} and home to the Auburn Doubledays minor league baseball team.

History

The city of Auburn was founded in 1793.

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In 1816 Auburn Prison (now Auburn state 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 execution by the electric chair was carried out at Auburn Prison. Although the ideas of the Auburn System have been abandoned, the prison continues to serve as a maximum security facility.

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1816 - Auburn Prison - August 6 - 1890 - Execution - Electric chair

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Famous residents

Auburn was the home of William Seward, who as U.S. Secretary of State arranged the purchase of Alaska (known at the time as "Seward's Folly"). Auburn was also the birthplace of Birdsill Holly, inventor of the fire hydrant.

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William Seward - Secretary of State - Alaska - Birdsill Holly - Fire hydrant

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Harriet Tubman, an African American freedom-fighter and escaped slave, who, brought many people to the North to escape slavery, formed a friendship with William Seward and spent the last years of her life in Auburn. She is buried in Fort Hill Cemetery.

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Harriet Tubman - William Seward

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Auburn is the home of Manowar, a heavy metal band.

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Manowar - Heavy metal

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