The town of Florence lies in the northwest
corner of Oneida County.
It was created by an Act of Legislature on
February 16, 1805 from the
town of Camden. The first settlement
was in the fall of 1801 when
Amos Woodworth, John Spinning and a Mr. Turner
settled on fifty acres
each. Very shortly afterward other
settlers arrived including Azariah Orton,
Clark Crawford, Norman Waugh, Benoni Barlow,
Ebenezer Barlow,
Ambrose Curtiss, Ephraim Wright, Joseph Olcutt
and Benjamin Young.
The first town meeting was held in the home
of John Spinningon
March 5, 1805.
Current Historian
Sharron McNamara
11899 Florence Rd
Camden, NY 13316
(315) 245-0487
1850 Sketch of Florence in Rome Citizen
Florence Business Directory 1858