Early history
Native Americans lived in this area for thousands of years. When reached by Europeans, this area was controlled by the Cayuga tribe of Indians, one of the Five Nations of the

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Geography
The valley in which Cayuga Lakeis located is long and narrow with a north–south orientation. Ithaca is

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Ithaca is the principal city of the Ithaca-Cortland Combined Statistical Area, which includes the Ithaca Metropolitan Statistical Area (Tompkins County) and the Cortland Micropolitan Statistical

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Colleges
Ithaca is a major educational center in Central New York. The two major post-secondary educational institutions located in Ithaca were each

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The economy of Ithaca is based on education and further supported by agriculture, technology and tourism. As of 2006, Ithaca has continued to have one of the few expanding economies in New York State outside New York City. It draws commuters for work from

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The Ithaca Journal was founded in 1815 and is a morning daily newspaper that has been owned by Gannett since 1912. The Ithaca Timesis

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There are two governmental entities in the area: the Town of Ithaca and the City of Ithaca. The Town of Ithaca is one of the nine towns comprising Tompkins County. The City of Ithaca is surrounded by, but legally independent of, the Town.
The City of Ithaca has a

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