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8 unusual facts about Oneida County


Albion, Dane County, Wisconsin

Freeborn Sweet was the first settler of the Town of Albion, migrating from Oneida County, New York in August, 1841.

Charles Nelson Clark

Born in Cortland County, New York, Clark attended Hamilton College, Clinton, New York.

Edward L. Berthoud

He came to the United States in 1830 with his parents and spent his childhood along the Mohawk River and in Oneida County in Upstate New York.

Fred Piehl

Frederick H. Piehl (died February 16, 1939) was a pioneer Oneida County, Wisconsin resident and a prominent figure in local business and public life.

Mohawk Valley Astronomical Society

On May 31, 1989, seven amateur astronomers held an organizational meeting in the Solar Classroom at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York to plan the formation of an astronomy club.

Robert H. Roberts

Robert H. Roberts (June 5, 1837 Nantglyn, Denbighshire, Wales – September 3, 1888 Boonville, Oneida County, New York) was an American politician from New York.

Thomas Dow Jones

Thomas Dow Jones was born in the United States of America on December 11, 1811, in Oneida County, New York.

Utica Zoo

The City of Utica, despite owning the land, does not financially support the zoo: it is primarily funded by the Oneida County government, the New York State Natural Heritage Program, and fundraising by the Zoo and private donors.


Clark Burnham

Clark Burnham (May 22, 1802 Windham, Windham County, Connecticut – December 30, 1871 Utica, Oneida County, New York) was an American politician from New York.

Crandon mine

A similar proposal by the Canadian company Noranda to mine a deposit in Oneida County failed in part because of heavy opposition by the Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe.

New York State Route 294

Sometime prior to 1923, the east–west highway connecting West Leyden to Boonville was selected to become a state highway by New York State Department of Highways Commissioner Frederick Stuart Greene, who had drawn up a map of proposed state highways in Oneida County and presented it to the New York State Legislature for approval.

Tom Doyle Lake

Tom Doyle Lake is a lake located in Newbold, Wisconsin, within Oneida County.


see also

General Walter Martin

In 1805 when Lewis County was formed from part of Oneida County, Martin influenced the selection of Martinsburg as the county seat by donating land and money for a courthouse.