Charles Grandison Finney was active in this region, where groups like the Millerites and the Oneida Community began.
The genesis of "ultraism" of this area is examined in a book titled for it by Whitney Cross. This region was home to a woman who called herself the "Publick Universal Friend", Jemima Wilkinson. A town in this region known for producing steel beaver traps was the source of a form of birth control called "male continence." In this region, a system of knocking was used to communicate with a peddler named Mister Splitfoot by the Fox sisters. The New Measures practiced in this region, which included the use of the anxious bench, were debated at the (*) New Lebanon Conference. Members of a group from this region sold all their possessions in preparation for a day that became known as the "Great Disappointment." Charles Grandison Finney was active in this region, where groups like the Millerites and the Oneida Community began. For 10 points, name this area of intense religious revival in New York during the Second Great Awakening.
The genesis of "ultraism" of this area is examined in a book titled for it by Whitney Cross.
burned-over district [or burnt district; prompt on Upstate/western/central New York; prompt on Finger Lakes region; prompt on specific counties and such]