Welcome to Auburn (short film)

A short film on Auburn, New York by Luke 'Jono' Johnson. Auburn, NY is located at the north end of Owasco Lake, in New York’s scenic Finger Lakes region (voted the best wine region in the U.S. two years in a row!). The city is conveniently accessible by plane via Syracuse, Rochester and Skaneateles and by car via Route 20 and I-90. Auburn’s history is as rich as the autumn leaves are colorful every year. Two of the most important historical figures associated with Auburn are Harriet Tubman and William H. Seward. Seward served as a New York state senator, was governor of New York, U.S. senator, presidential candidate, and was Secretary of State under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, in which role he negotiated the 1867 purchase from Russia of Alaska. Seward and his wife opposed to slavery end eventually opened their Auburn home as a safehouse to fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad. In 1859 Seward sold a plot of land to Harriet Tubman. Known as the “Moses of her people,” Harriet Tubman was enslaved, escaped, and helped others gain their freedom as a “conductor" of the Underground Railroad. She also served as a scout, spy, guerrilla soldier, and nurse for the Union Army during the Civil War. Tubman is considered the first African American woman to serve in the military. Seward House is now a historical museum, and both it and Harriet Tubman's house are on the National Register of Historic Places. Theodore Case, a chemist, physicist and inventor known for the invention of the Movietone sound-on-film system, the first system adding sound to film (!), lived and worked in Auburn. Auburn is also home to VALHALLA STUDIOS NEW YORK, the only music studio on the U.S. east coast certified for all major Immersive Audio formats. The studio’s over 20,000 square foot facility is equipped with multiple studios and located only minutes away from Owasco Lake. A state-of-the-art facility with world-class, award-winning engineers, located in a uniquely serene environment, providing clients of all genres with the ultimate sound experience. Go to http://www.valhallastudiosny.com for more information Visit Auburn, NY to discover YOUR favorite places. #auburn #newyork #history #valhallastudiosny (c) 2020 Magic Circle Entertainment