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Marathon is a town in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 1,967 at the 2010 census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Marathon town, Cortland County, New York )〕 The town of Marathon contains a village also named Marathon. The town is on the south border of the county and is in the Southern tier region of New York State and is southeast of Cortland. The Central New York Maple Festival takes place in Marathon annually. == History == Marathon is within the bounds of the former Central New York Military Tract. The first settlers arrived in 1794. The town was formed from part of the town of Cincinnatus as the "Town of Harrison" in 1818. The name was changed to "Marathon" in 1828 because another town in New York was named Harrison. The present name is after the Battle of Marathon. The village of Marathon set itself off from the town in 1861 by incorporation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marathon, New York」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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