Auburn's William Seward is being highlighted for his 19th-century political and diplomatic legacy, according to CNY Central. The feature focused on the Seward House and the family's role in abolitionist history.
Seward moved to Auburn after meeting Frances Miller while attending Union College, and their home is now preserved as a museum.
He became New York governor in 1838 and later served as a U.S. senator before joining Abraham Lincoln's cabinet.
As secretary of state during the Civil War, Seward worked to keep foreign governments from supporting the Confederacy.
He later negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.
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