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Mar 19, 2023 · Utica, New York, is a city with a rich history that dates back to the 18th century. Located in Oneida County, the city was once a bustling industrial hub that played a significant role in the development of the United States. From its early beginnings as a small trading post to its current status as a cultural and economic center, Utica has a lot to offer visitors and residents alike.
Mar 14, 2015 · During the 19th and 20th centuries, the city’s infrastructure contributed to its success as a manufacturing center and defined its role as a worldwide hub for the textile industry. Utica’s 20th-century political corruption and organized crime gave it the nicknames “Sin City”, and later, “the city that God forgot”.
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Mar 19, 2023 · The history of the MVHS dates back to the 19th century when the Utica Orphan Asylum was founded in 1830 to care for abandoned and neglected children. In 1869, the St. Elizabeth Hospital was founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, a religious order dedicated to healthcare.
- Early Settlement
- Carthage: Friend & Foe
- Roman Utica
- Archaeological Remains
Ancient writers traditionally set the founding of Utica as 1101 BCE, but archaeological evidence points to a much more recent date. The earliest burials date to the 8th century BCE and pre-date those of Carthage. Ancient authors disagree as to whether the city was founded by Tyre or Sidon. Utica was selected as a site for settlement in order to pro...
Utica was probably under the control of Carthage (40 km to the south-east) with some municipal autonomy for much of its earlier history and this perhaps explains its complete absence from the historical record prior to the mid-6th century BCE. The historian Sabatino Moscati describes the political relationship with Carthage as follows: However, aft...
Utica prospered under Roman rule, and it became, yet again, an important military rallying point in the 1st century BCE when Pompey established a base there for his successful campaigns against the Marians. When Pompey battled with Julius Caesar for control of the Roman Republic Utica remained loyal to the former. This time, the city had backed the...
Two 7th-5th century BCE Punic cemeteries have been excavated at Utica, known as Ile and La Berge. They both include monumental tombs typical of the Phoenician architecture of the homeland. This fact and the lack of a tophet (a sacred precinct and burial site) indicate that Utica was closer in culture to the Phoenician colonies of southern Spain tha...
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The recorded history of Maryland dates back to the beginning of European exploration, starting with the Venetian John Cabot, who explored the coast of North America for the Kingdom of England in 1498. After European settlements had been made to the south and north, the colonial Province of Maryland was granted by King Charles I to Sir George ...
During the last half of the late 19th century, Chicago proved to be the fastest growing city in the world. Overall, 15.3 percent of Americans lived in cities in 1850. By 1900, that percentage had increased to 39.7, and kept growing. The 1920 Census revealed that more Americans lived in cities than the countryside for the first time. 2
History of New York (state) A historical juxtaposition: a replica of Henry Hudson 's 17th-century Halve Maen passes modern-day lower Manhattan where the original ship would have sailed while investigating New York Harbor. The history of New York begins around 10,000 B.C. when the first people arrived.
