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1786-1876 History of Seneca Co. [County], New York; with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, Palatial Residences, Public Buildings, Fine Blocks, and Important Manufactories, from Original Sketches by Artists of the Highest Ability.

Ovid, New York: Everts, Ensign & Everts, 1876. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2304923

First edition. Rebound with title panels laid down on spine and front board, new end sheets. Taped tear and ink name on front flyleaf, a few pages faintly foxed.

170 pp. Folio. 74 engraved plates, map of Seneca County precedes text. An illustrated 90-year history of Seneca County, published in 1876 as part of a series of similar county histories. Seneca, county, central New York state, U.S., lying between Cayuga Lake to the east and Seneca Lake to the west, the latter the largest and deepest of the Finger Lakes. Lowlands in the north that are forested with oak and hickory rise to a plateau region in the south that contains maple, birch, and beech trees. The principal stream is the Seneca River, which comprises part of the New York State Canal System (and its constituent Erie Canal) and Seneca and Cayuga canals. Several state parks and vineyards are found along the shores of the lakes, while Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge is located in marshland in the northeastern corner of the county. In 1779 an American military campaign razed the local villages of the Seneca Indians, members of the Iroquois Confederacy. Seneca Falls was the home of feminists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Amelia Jenks Bloomer and the site of the Seneca Falls Convention for women's rights (1848). Waterloo is the county seat. The Seneca Army Depot is located in the centre of the county. - Britannica

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