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Place Name
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Canandaigua
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Pronunciation
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kan-uhn-DAI-gwuh
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Ontario County
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Population
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10,725 (1990)
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Location
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Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
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42°53'N
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Longitude
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77°16'W
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Canandaigua
(kan-uhn-DAI-gwuh), city (
4 sq mi/10.4 sq km; 1990 pop.
10,725),  Ontario co., W central N.Y., in the Finger Lakes
region, at the N end of Canandaigua L.; 42°53'N 77°16'W. It is a
resort, summer-recreation, and farm-trade center; electronics
components mfg. The courthouse was the scene of Susan B. Anthony's
trial (1873) for voting illegally. Vineyards and winery are in Naples
Valley 18 mi S, at S end of Canandaigua L. Seat of Community Col.
of the Finger Lakes and Performing Arts Center, summer home of
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Settled 1789, inc. 1913.
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