Seneca Falls (hamlet), New York
| Seneca Falls, New York | |
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Seneca Falls Canal Harbor
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 Seneca Falls, New York
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| Coordinates: 42°54′31″N 76°47′53″W / 42.90861°N 76.79806°WCoordinates: 42°54′31″N 76°47′53″W / 42.90861°N 76.79806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Seneca |
| Town | Seneca Falls |
| Incorporated | April 22, 1831 |
| Dissolved | December 31, 2011 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.6 sq mi (11.9 km2) |
| • Land | 4.4 sq mi (11.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 449 ft (137 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,681 |
| • Density | 1,518.4/sq mi (581.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13148 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-66322 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2746310 |
| Website | www |
Seneca Falls is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Seneca County, New York, in the United States. The population was 6,681 at the 2010 census. The hamlet is in the Town of Seneca Falls, east of Geneva. It was an incorporated village from 1831 to 2011. Seneca Falls became the largest New York village ever to approve dissolution after village residents voted to dissolve it in 2010.
Finger Lakes Regional Airport (0G7) is south of the hamlet.
Seneca Falls was the site of the Seneca Falls Convention, a foundational event in the Women's Rights Movement. The town is believed by some to have been the inspiration for the fictional town of "Bedford Falls, N.Y." portrayed in filmmaker Frank Capra's classic 1940s film "It's a Wonderful Life".
The region was in the domain of the Cayuga tribe and visited by Jesuit missionaries in the 17th Century.
The Cayuga were allies of the British and attacked American settlements from the outset of the revolution. The Sullivan Expedition of 1779 was sent to destroy native villages and kill the warriors. After the war, the village and surrounding land became part of the Central New York Military Tract, land reserved for veterans of the war. The north end of Cayuga Lake was set aside as a reservation for returning Cayuga tribal members.
The first pioneers arrived around 1790. The first settlers chose the area for its easy access to water and close proximity to the Iraquois trail.
When the village was first incorporated in 1831, it was named after the series of small falls and rapids on the Seneca River which drains Cayuga and Seneca of the Finger Lakes. The river was partially canalized for navigation in 1818, and connected the lakes with the Erie Canal in 1828. The village was re-incorporated in 1837, 1860, and 1896 with new charters. The New York State Barge Canal project in 1915 eliminated what remained of the rapids, canalizing the entire river and building a pair of locks to replace the three smaller locks which had made it possible for boat and barge traffic to pass through the village.
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