Taberg, New York
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Taberg is a hamlet
Hamlet
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 in the town of Annsville
Annsville, New York
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 in Oneida County
Oneida County, New York
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, New York
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, United States
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. Taberg is the town center of Annsville, which was originally named the Town of Taberg.

History

Taberg was originally a hamlet named from an iron-mining town in Sweden called Taberg and was situated on the east branch of Fish Creek, near what is now the southeast part of Annsville
Annsville, New York
Annsville is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. At the 2000 census the town population was 2,956. The town is named after Ann Bloomfield, wife of a founder.The Town of Annsville is in the northwest part of the county.- History :...

, and originally contained three churches, viz., Baptist
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, Methodist and Presbyterian; the first town census population originally numbered about 350.

In 1809, the Oneida Iron and Glass Company commenced operations, and during the War of 1812
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-15, were engaged in the manufacturing of shot and shell for the United States Army. After the close of the war, the Company engaged in the manufacturing of hollow ware, until 1865, when the business was discontinued. A large tannery is now located near the site of the old furnace. One other notable place of interest is the Old Taberg Cemetery.

Taberg Station, on the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburgh Railroad, eleven miles north-east of Rome, New York
Rome, New York
Rome is a city in Oneida County, New York, United States. It is located in north-central or "upstate" New York. The population was 44,797 at the 2010 census. It is in New York's 24th congressional district. In 1758, British forces began construction of Fort Stanwix at this strategic location, but...

, is also a hamlet.

Government

Taberg has no mayor and is governed by the Annsville town government. The Annsville town hall, however, is located in Taberg.

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