Oneida

Oneida may refer to:

Native American/First Nations

Places

Canada

United States

Sport

Other uses

  • Oneida Carry, a portage for native and colonial Americans in Central New York
  • Oneida Limited, the international tableware company
  • Oneida Community, a religious intentional community in Oneida, New York
  • Oneida (band), a five-piece rock band from Brooklyn, New York
  • Oneida (moth), a genus of moths
  • USS Oneida, any of five ships in the U.S. Navy
  • Two civilian steam yachts owned by Elias Cornelius Benedict, each associated with unique historical incidents:
    • USS Adelante (SP-765), originally launched in 1883 as the Utowana, acquired and renamed Oneida by Benedict in 1887 and later renamed again as the Adelante before being acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1918; notable as the site of a secret operation in July 1893 on President Grover Cleveland for the removal of a cancerous growth from his mouth.
    • Oneida (1897), originally launched in 1897 as the Alcedo before being renamed and acquired by Benedict as a larger replacement for the previous ship of that name owned by him, considered for acquisition by the U.S. Navy during World War I but never taken, and later acquired by William Randolph Hearst (with whom it became involved with the mysterious death of film producer Thomas H. Ince).
  • Whitestown Seminary, a Presbyterian educational institution based in Whitestown, New York, and founded in 1827, previously known as Oneida Academy and Oneida Institute
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