Template:Did you know nominations/Utica, New York

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The result was: promoted by sovereign°sentinel (contribs) 09:48, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

Utica, New York

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Utica, New York

... that a city in New York (pictured) might have gotten its name after being picked from a hat?

ALT1: ... that the Lewis gun, used heavily by the British Army during World War I, was produced by Savage Arms in Utica, New York (pictured)?
ALT2: ... that Utica, New York (pictured) was a worldwide hub for the textile industry throughout the 19th and 20th centuries?
Comment: This is the second nomination of Utica, NY; the first was here.

Improved to Good Article status by Buffaboy (talk). Self-nominated at 22:51, 25 August 2015 (UTC).

Recently promoted to GA, well written, within policy and inline cited, ALT1 and ALT2 are better than ALT0, and QPQ's not required here. It's good to go. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 02:42, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks! I looked in the prep area ands it looks like Utica will be exposed twice with the Adirondack Railway. Buffaboy ^talk 22:09, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

I think ALT0 is better, it's shorter and I think it would be more interesting to the average reader (a weirdish theory vs the history of manufacturing). Rainbow unicorn (talk) 21:28, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

If it's not too late, I'd also suggest for Alt 3:

ALT 3: ... that Utica, New York (pictured) was once larger than Chicago, Detroit, and Cleveland? Buffaboy ^talk 22:44, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Great! Restoring the tick for ALT3. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 02:08, 6 September 2015 (UTC)