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