AUBURN

city, seat (1854) of Androscoggin county, southwestern Maine, U.S., on the Androscoggin River opposite Lewiston and part of the Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan area. Settled in 1786, Auburn was separated from Minot in 1842 and is supposed to have been named for the Auburn of Oliver Goldsmith's poem The Deserted Village. The manufacture of shoes was once the city's chief industry. Today diversified industries produce plastic laminates, automotive products, and electrical components. The Androscoggin Historical Society Library and Museum has exhibits derived from local history. Recreational facilities include the nearby Lost Valley Ski Area, Lake Auburn, and Taylor Pond. Inc. town, 1842; city, 1869. Pop. (1990) city, 24,309; Lewiston-Auburn MSA, 93,679; (1996 est.) city, 22,997; Lewiston-Auburn MSA, 89,893. city, seat (1805) of Cayuga county, west-central New York, U.S. It lies at the north end of Owasco Lake, in the Finger Lakes region, 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Syracuse . Founded in 1793 by John Hardenbergh, an officer in the American Revolution, on the site of a Cayuga Indian village called Wasco, it was first known as Hardenbergh's Corners. It developed around Auburn State Prison (established 1816) and Auburn Theological Seminary (founded 1821; merged 1939 with Union Theological Seminary, New York City). Industry was attracted by abundant waterpower and what was then the practice of using cheap prison labour. Manufactures now include steel, diesel engines, wire, glass bottles, jet aircraft spark plugs, air conditioners, and auto parts. Cayuga Community College, now part of the State University of New York system, was established there in 1953. The home (built 181617) of William H. Seward (governor of New York , senator, and secretary of state under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson) is maintained as a museum. Seward is buried in Fort Hill Cemetery, and his records, books, and Indian relics are in the Cayuga Museum of History and Art. The Case Research Lab Museum preserves the site of the invention of sound motion-picture film. Harriet Tubman, the Abolitionist and former slave, died (1913) in Auburn; her house is preserved. Inc. village, 1815; city, 1848. Pop. (1990) 31,258; (1998 est.) 29,145. city, King county, west-central Washington, U.S., in the White River Valley, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Tacoma. It was laid out in 1887 by Levi W. Ballard, an early local settler, and named for W.A. Slaughter, an army officer killed in the Indian wars. In 1893 it was renamed for Oliver Goldsmith's Deserted Village: Sweet Auburn, loveliest village of the plain. The city developed as an agricultural trade centre and as a division point for the Northern Pacific Railway (now Burlington Northern Sante Fe). Manufacturing, chiefly the production of aircraft parts, is important. A Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control centre to serve Idaho, Alaska, and Washington, was established there in 1962. The city is regional headquarters for General Services Administration distribution point for overseas shipment. A state salmon hatchery is nearby. The city is the site of Green River Community College (1963). Just north of Auburn a monument marks the site of the White River Massacre (Oct. 28, 1855), in which nine members of three pioneer families were killed by Indians. Inc. 1914. Pop. (1990) 33,650; (1994 est.) 36,484. city, Lee county, eastern Alabama, U.S., adjacent to Opelika. Founded in 1836 by settlers from Georgia, its name was inspired by the sweet Auburn of Oliver Goldsmith's Deserted Village. Auburn University, since its foundation as East Alabama Male College (Methodist) in 1856, has been the main factor in the city's development. The economy is supplemented by planned industrial development. Chewacla State Park and Tuskegee National Forest are southwest. Inc. 1839. Pop. (1990) 33,830.