The more you know

Utica fun fact #1
The city's name, which was said to have been picked out of a hat, is
In honor of Utica, Tunisia, destroyed by the Arabs in 700 A.D.
BUT WHAT KIND OF HAT?

Utica fun fact #2

http://www.city-data.com/city/Utica-New-York.html

Utica fun fact #4
The arrival of a large number of Bosnian immigrants over the past
several years has stanched a population loss that had been steady for
more than three decades. Bosnian immigrants now constitute about 10% of
the total population of Utica

Utica Fun Fact #5
There are at least 12 reported UFO sightings for Utica, NY on the National UFO Reporting Center State Report Index For NY
http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/ndxlNY.html

Utica Fun Fact #6
The "Union Suit"- a type of red-colored long underwear jumpsuit with a
buttoned flap on the backside was invented in Utica.

Utica Fun Fact #7
Average Season Snowfall : 98.9"
2004-05 Final Snowfall Total: 93.4" 2005-06 Final Snowfall Total: 106.8"
This is probably the reasoning behind Fun Fact #6

Utica fun fact #8
F. W. Woolworth opened his first store in Utica in 1878, but the store failed within a year

Utica Fun Fact #9
The Utica Zoo is home to the world's largest watering can. The 2,000 pound
can is 15 feet 6 inches in height and 12 feet in diameter.

SPECIAL BONUS!!!
verification photo of giant watering can attached. Not my photo so if this is your work let me know and I will credit.


Utica Fun Fact #10
Because of the decline of industry and employment in the post-World War II era, Utica became known as "The City that God Forgot." In the 1980s and early 1990s, some of Utica's residents could be seen driving cars with bumper stickers that read "Last One Out of Utica, Please Turn Out The Lights,"