Utica is located in the central part of the state of New York and a city and seat of Oneida County and sits along the New York State Canal System and Mohawk River, which is on the eastern part of Syracuse. The area where the present-day Utica was first settled by the Dutch and the Palatinate Germans and the British built the Old Fort Schuyler in 17548, which is nearby the ancient Oneida Indian council stone. During the raid in 1776, the first villages that were established were destroyed were then rebuilt and were connected by the stagecoach to Albany and by the river that connects to Schenectady. At present, Utica’s economy is already well-diversified, with manufacturing being developed after the end of World War II and now includes surgical and medical equipment, desk accessories, and jewelry boxes.