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Lodi is a town in Seneca County, New York, USA. The population was 1,476 at the 2000 census. The Town of Lodi is in the southwest part of the county and is northwest of Ithaca, New York. There is a village called Lodi in the town. Both owe their names to the Italian city of Lodi.The current Town Supervisor is Lee Davidson [1]. [edit] History
The area was occupied by members of the Seneca tribe until the 1779 Sullivan Expedition destroyed their villages, including a Seneca orchard at Lodi Point, in 1779. The town became part of the Central New York Military Tract. The first settler had arrived around 1789. In 1799 the area of Brokaw Road a group of New Jersey Dutch farmers settled to form a Dutch Reformed community, eventually boasting two churches. Remnants of one of these churches is the McNeil Cemetery located in the area of Brokaw Road. The New Jersey Dutchman settled into the area for several generations and eventually their churches combined with several other churches to form the United Presbetyeran Church of Lodi. Kinsmen of these original Dutchmen reside in the town today. The town was set apart from the Town of Covert in 1826. Lodi Point was a popular stop for lake steamboats in the 19th Century. The Queen's Castle was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [edit] Research Tips
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