Auburn, N. Y., the county-seat of Cayuga co., 174 mi. w. of Albany, on Owasco Lake and on the New York Central and the Lehigh Valley railroads. The lakes provide good water power and the manufactures include cotton and woolen goods, carpets and agricultural implements. The city has many fine buildings and is the seat of Auburn Theological Seminary. Another feature of interest is the bronze statue of William H. Seward, whose home was here. Auburn is the seat of a large state prison known for its silent system of discipline, where the inmates work together without talking to one another, and when not at work are confined in separate rooms. A state insane asylum and an armory are also located in Auburn. The place was first settled by Capt. John L. Hardenburgh in 1792 and was known as Hardenburgh's Corners. It was made the county-seat in 1805 and was then given its present name, from the place described by Oliver Goldsmith in his Deserted Village. Population in 1910, 34,668.