Venice, New York
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| - | + | '''Venice''' is a town in [[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga County]], [[New York]], [[United States]]. The population was 1,286 at the 2000 census. | |
| - | '''Venice''' is | + | The '''Town of Venice''' is in the south part of Cayuga County and is south of [[Auburn, New York]]. |
| + | == History == | ||
| + | The '''Town of Venice''' was formed from part of the [[Scipio, New York|Town of Scipio]] in [[1823]]. | ||
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| + | ==Geography== | ||
| + | According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 107.0 km² (41.3 mi²). 106.6 km² (41.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.44%) is water. | ||
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| + | A small part of Owasco Lake borders the northeast part of Venice. | ||
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| + | New York State Route 34, New York State Route 34B, and New York State Route 38 are north-south highways in Venice. | ||
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| + | ==People== | ||
| + | *[[Mercy Farrington]] born here [[1780]] | ||
| + | *[[John Benjamin Williams]] born here [[June 12]], [[1817]] | ||
| + | *[[John Andrew Williams]] died here April [[1842]] | ||
| + | *[[Bateman Haight Wilhelm|Bateman Haight Williams/Wilhelm]] born here [[November 14]], [[1843]] | ||
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| + | == Communities and locations in Venice == | ||
| + | *'''Ashland''' -- A hamlet at the northeast corner of the town at Owasco Lake. | ||
| + | *'''Bruton Corners''' -- A location south of Venice Center on NY-34. | ||
| + | *'''Cascade''' -- A hamlet in the northeast of the town on NY-38. | ||
| + | *'''East Venice''' -- A hamlet in the southeast part of the town. | ||
| + | *'''Holley Corners''' -- A location in the southeast part of Venice. | ||
| + | *'''Ledyard''' -- A hamlet on NY-34B at the west town line. | ||
| + | *'''Owasco Hill''' -- A hamlet by the east town line. | ||
| + | *'''Poplar Ridge''' -- A hamlet in the western part of Venice on NY-34B. | ||
| + | *'''Rafferty Corners''' -- A location in the southeast part of Venice. | ||
| + | *'''Stewart Corners''' -- A hamlet east of Venice Center. | ||
| + | *'''Tait Corners''' -- A location east of Ledyard in the southwest part of Venice. | ||
| + | *'''Venice Center''' -- A hamlet on NY-34 near the center of the town. | ||
| + | *'''Wheeler Corners''' -- A location on NY-34B by the west town line. | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
| + | * [http://www.co.cayuga.ny.us/venice/ Town of Venice, NY] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Cayuga County, New York]] | ||
[[Category:Places]] | [[Category:Places]] | ||
