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In a small house on Catharine Street, the Utica Orphan Asylum had its birth. An English father and mother, named Arthur, had died, leaving three little children, John, Jane and James, orphans.

In addition to Rome Air Depot, which became Griffiss Air Force Base, the other major military presence in Oneida County during World War II was Rhoads General Hospital on Burrstone Road in Utica.

Theodore S. Faxton was born in Conway, Massachusetts on January 10, 1794. He was a penniless lad when he came to Utica and broke stone on the Miller turnpike leading to the village.

Ava, named for the Asian capital of Burma, is situated on the northern boundary of the county and was formed from the Town of Boonville on May 12, 1846.

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