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| Rome, New York |
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Population |
34,950 |
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Size of City: |
75.7 square miles |
| Average age |
38 |
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Land |
74.9 square miles |
| Average Income |
$33,643 |
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Average Rainfall |
45.31 inches a year |
| Money |
American Dollars |
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Kind of City or Community |
Small rural town |
| Jobs |
City officials, military, medical people, teaching, farming, and many other jobs |
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| History: |
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- Fort Stanwick was built (1758) to protect the early European
settlers against attacks
- A battle of the American Revolutionary War was fought over the Fort
and the Fort never surrendered.
- Rome was home Francis Bellamy, author of the Pledge of Allegiance.
(He is buried there.)
- The Erie Canal was built (beginning in 1817) through the center of
the town and can still be viewed today
- The city of Rome became a city in 1870.
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- Annual Home Show
- Skiing near by
- River very near town
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| What to Do |
- Visit the Erie Canal Village
(http://www.eriecanalvillage.net/)
- Visit Fort Stanwick and experience the reenactment of the 1777 time
period by actors
- Drive on the Mohawk Trail north of the city
- Visit the three museums
- Attend the Rome Community Theater
- Visit the Rome Art and Community Center
- Do many outdoor sports in the nearby mountains and lakes.
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Constructed by Barb Jones
04/11/2007 |