Along These Streets and Roads: Stories from Auburn and Cayuga County

TWO NEW YORK CENTRAL TRAINS COLLIDE - FOUR KILLED TWO KILLED, TWO WOUNDED AS THE 75TH. NY VOL. INFANTRY FIGHTS ON CITY STREETS "LONE WOLF BANDIT" STRIKES NYC AMERICAN EXPRESS EIGHT DROWN AS FRONTENAC BURNS AND SINKS The headlines were bold and large as they reported the fatal fires, accidents and murders. While some men captured the headlines with their successes others were not as fortunate. Residents all over the City of Auburn and Cayuga County rushed to grab the latest news and talk across backyard fences and in local taverns concerned the "who, why and how did that ever happen?" Our homes, in Cayuga County and the City of Auburn are located on land once the home of the Cayuga Indian Tribe, a member of the great Iroquois Indian Nation. Soon after the American Revolutionary War, the "new white settlers" began moving into this vast unknown frontier of this Indian territory. Cayuga County was formed in 1799 and named after the Cayuga Indians. Auburn, once a small village, was incorporated as a city in 1848. History abounds throughout the area and Auburn is often referred to as "History's Home Town." Both the county and city have grown since these early times and both have succeeded from the hard work of the men and women who resided here in those early years and those who continue to live here. In this book you will relive some of this history: twenty-five sea captains move to Auburn, from two men's ambitions Mercy Hospital is built, a forensic expert or charlatan testifies, and so much more. Take this journey back in time... you'll enjoy every minute of your trip!