Did you know? In The City of Rome, NY

The City of Rome is full of interesting facts. For example, did you know that?

Francis Bellamy, Author of the "Pledge of Allegiance" lived, and is buried, in Rome.
The first shovel of dirt was turned at Rome for the Erie Canal which bridged the gap between waterways to enable travel and opened the American West.
Alex Haley, the talented author of Roots, also lived in Rome.
In 1851, Jesse Williams inaugerated the factory systems of making cheese from sweet milk and the first cheese factory was in Rome, NY.
Dr. Potter, who lived at the Beeches, invented the first 2-piece handheld telephone.
Roman John Dove was instrumental in the development of the CD-Rom technology.
Rome was home to the 30th anniversary of Woodstock 1999.
According to "The Encyclopedia of New York," in 1871, Prof. C.C. Coe of Rome landed his hot air balloon in downtown Syracuse's Clinton Square -- a scene likely witnessed by L. Frank Baum, who would later write about a similar episode in his classic, "The Wizard of Oz."
Tim Russ of Star Trek Voyager graduated from Rome Free Academy in 1974? See for yourself here!

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