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Collection of counties situated in the heart of New York State
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The Central region of New York is a crossroads, dominated by the state's fifth-largest city, Syracuse, and the Mohawk River that flows eastward through this region. It borrows aspects from all of the surrounding regions to create a microcosm of New York as a whole: hills and rivers, cities and farms, hard work and recreation. Central New York is sometimes called the "Gateway to the Adirondacks" and is a natural starting point for fall foliage expeditions. It is also rich in history: The battle of Oriskany and the siege of Fort Stanwix figured prominently in the American revolutionary war.
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Bainbridge is a town of 3,200 people (2016) in New York.
Cazenovia is a town of 7,000 people (2016) in Madison County, in Central New York. The town has 27 sites and historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Clinton (pop 2000) is a village in the Town of Kirkland, a Utica suburb in central New York State.
Cooperstown, in Central New York, is known best for its role as the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The villagers believe that Abner Doubleday invented baseball on a cow pasture within the village in 1839.
Cortland is a small city in Central New York.
Herkimer is a city in Central New York. This article also covers the nearby villages of Mohawk, Ilion, Frankfort, and Middleville.
Little Falls is a small city in Central New York, located along the Erie Canal.
Norwich is a small city in Central New York.
Oneonta is in Otsego County, in Central New York.
Oswego (population 17,000 in 2020) is a small city in Central New York on the southeastern shore of Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Oswego River.
Pulaski is a village in Central New York.
Rome is a city of 32,000 people (2020) in Central New York State, not far from Utica.
Syracuse is a city in Central New York. With a population of 149,000 in city proper and 662,000 in its metro area (2020), Syracuse is the fifth largest city in the state of New York, and the third largest in Upstate New York.
Utica is the heart of the Mohawk Valley and the seat of Oneida County in Central New York State. Utica offers the charm of small-city living balanced with the cultural and ethnic diversity of an international urban center.
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