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Oneida’s history is mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Oneida yet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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What stands out about Oneida’s past

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How Oneida came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Oneida.

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Oneida was laid out circa 1873 and was named after the Oneida people. The town's streets were named after the main thoroughfares of Chicago.

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