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Lewis, Essex County, New York
: ''There is another Town of Lewis in Lewis County, New York.'' Lewis is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,382 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Morgan Lewis, the governor of New York at the time the town was established. The town is in the northeastern quadrant of the county. It is southwest of Burlington, Vermont, south of Plattsburgh, south of Montreal, Quebec, and north of Albany. History Settlement began before 1798 near Lewis village. The town of Lewis was established in 1805 from a section of the town of Willsboro. Part of Lewis was taken in 1844 and 1854 to increase the size of the town of Elizabethtown. Iron mining was an important early industry. Both Stowersville and Deerhead were communities based on the iron industry. The First Congregational Church and Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Notable person *Joseph Call (born March 31, 1781 near Woodstock, Vermont; di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabethtown, New York
Elizabethtown is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,163 at the 2010 census. The county seat of Essex County is the hamlet of Elizabethtown, located in the northern part of the town. The name is derived from Elizabeth Gilliland, the wife of an early settler. Elizabethtown is in the east-central part of Essex County. It is southwest of Burlington, Vermont, south of Montreal, Quebec, and north of Albany. The town calls itself the "Pleasant Valley". History William Gilliland, an investor, bought up large tracts of land in Essex County. The town was first settled around 1792 near New Russia. The town of Elizabethtown was established in 1798 from the town of Crown Point. The community of Elizabethtown in this town became the county seat, succeeding a location in the town of Essex. Parts of the town were used to form the towns of Moriah (1808), Keene (1898), and Westport (1815). The lumber industry and processing iron ore were important in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
