Rome, New York, United States

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Rome is a small city in upstate New York known historically for its role in early American transportation routes and as the birthplace of notable figures such as basketball coach Pat Riley.

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instanceOf city
areaCode 315
associatedWithWar American Revolutionary War
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Oneida County
distanceTo approximately 100 miles northwest of Albany
approximately 15 miles northwest of Utica
approximately 200 miles northwest of New York City
founded 1796
governingBody Rome City Council
governmentType mayor–council
hasAirport Griffiss Air Force Base (former)
surface form: Griffiss International Airport
hasFacility Griffiss Air Force Base (former)
surface form: Griffiss Business and Technology Park
hasFederalFacility Air Force Research Laboratory
surface form: Air Force Research Laboratory Rome Research Site
hasHistoricDistrict Downtown Rome Historic District
hasHistoricSite Fort Stanwix National Monument
Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site
hasMilitaryInstallation Griffiss Air Force Base (former)
hasMuseum Rome Historical Society
hasPark Fort Stanwix National Monument
surface form: Fort Stanwix National Monument parklands
hasRailStation Rome Amtrak station
historicalEvent construction of the Erie Canal began nearby in 1817
historicalRole important node on early American transportation routes
incorporatedAsCity 1870
locatedIn Central New York
Mohawk Valley
Oneida Lake region
Upstate New York (broad sense)
surface form: Upstate New York
locatedNearWaterway Erie Canal
locatedOnRiver Mohawk River
majorIndustry defense research
manufacturing
technology
namedAfter Rome
surface form: Rome, Italy
notablePersonBornHere Alex Haley (spent early childhood)
Pat Riley
Pat Riley
surface form: Pat Riley (basketball coach)
partOfMetropolitanArea Utica–Rome metropolitan area
populationEstimate around 30,000
postalCodePrefix 13440
region Northeastern United States
servedByRail Amtrak
state New York
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
transportationCorridor New York State Canal System
surface form: Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor

New York Central Railroad main line
surface form: former New York Central Railroad main line

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Pat Riley placeOfBirth Rome, New York, United States