Copy of Our Neighborhood

Created by People in (or from) Our Neighborhood

• Bristol-Myers Squibb (founded by two Hamilton alumni in Clinton)
• Utica Club/Saranac Brewery (founded in Utica)
• The Wizard of Oz (written by Chittenango native L. Frank Baum)
• The Pledge of Allegiance (written by Rome native Francis Bellamy)
• The Red Cross (founded by Clara Barton who once lived in Clinton)
• The Sterile Cuckoo by John Nichols ’62 (Clinton)
• The Boilermaker (the nation’s largest 15K road race is held each year in Utica)
• Roots (written by Alex Haley when he lived in Clinton)

Hamilton is located ...

• 2 minutes from world-famous Half-Moon cookies (a Utica original)
• 2 minutes from one-of-a-kind chocolate “magic bars”
• 5 minutes from (Breakfast at) Tiffany’s famous chocolate chip pancakes
• 10 minutes from two sushi and hibachi steakhouses
• 10 minutes from a shopping mall
• 15 minutes from authentic South Carolina-style ­barbeque
• 15 minutes from delicious spinach enchiladas and vegan black beans
• 15 minutes from two local favorites: Utica greens and chicken riggies
• 15 minutes (or less) from 14 movie screens
• 30 minutes from four nationally renowned golf courses
• 1 hour from seven Alpine and three Nordic ski resorts
• 1 hour from some of the best fly-fishing in the Northeast
• 2 hours from some of the best whitewater rafting and kayaking in the country