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Peru, New York
Peru is a town in Clinton County in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 6,772 at the 2020 census. The town was so named for its views of the Adirondack Mountains to the west and the farmlands throughout the town, resembling scenery found in the country of Peru in South America. Peru, New York, is in the southeastern part of Clinton County, south of Plattsburgh. History The area was first settled by Connor VanNess in 1772. The Battle of Valcour Island was fought in Lake Champlain in the eastern part of Peru in 1776. Peru was formed from parts of the towns of Plattsburgh and Willsboro (the latter now in Essex County) in 1792. Part of Peru was returned to Willsboro in 1799. In 1838, part of the town was used to form the towns of Au Sable and Black Brook. On April 20, 2002, around 6:50 am, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake was centered in the western part of Peru, southwest of Plattsburgh with only marginal damages. Geography According to the United States Census Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Divisions Of New York
The administrative divisions of New York are the various units of government that provide local government, local services in the American New York (state), state of New York. The state is divided into boroughs of New York City, boroughs, counties, cities, towns, and villages. (The only boroughs, the five boroughs of New York City, have the same boundaries as their respective counties.) They are municipal corporations, chartered (created) by the New York State Legislature, as under the Constitution of New York, New York State Constitution the only body that can create governmental units is the state. All of them have their own governments, sometimes with no paid employees, that provide local services. Centers of population that are not incorporated and have no government or local services are designated Administrative divisions of New York (state)#Hamlet, hamlets. Whether a municipality is defined as a borough, city, town, or village is determined not by population or land are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion of the Americas. South America is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Drake Passage; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest. The continent includes twelve sovereign states: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela; two dependent territory, dependent territories: the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; and one administrative division, internal territory: French Guiana. The Dutch Caribbean ABC islands (Leeward Antilles), ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao) and Trinidad and Tobago are geologically located on the South-American continental shel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 87 (New York)
Interstate 87 (I-87) is a north–south Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of New York. I-87 is the main highway that connects New York City and Montreal. The highway begins at exit 47 off I-278 in the New York City borough of the Bronx, just north of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge. From there, the route runs northward through the Hudson Valley, the Capital District, and the easternmost part of the North Country to the Canada–United States border in the town of Champlain. At its north end, I-87 continues into Quebec as Autoroute 15 (A-15). I-87 connects with several regionally important roads: I-95 in New York City, New York State Route 17 (NY 17; future I-86) near Harriman, I-84 near Newburgh, and I-90 in Albany. The highway is not contiguous with I-87 in North Carolina. I-87 was assigned in 1957 as part of the establishment of the Interstate Highway System. The portion of I-87 south of Albany follows two controlle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ausable River (New York)
The Ausable River (), also known as AuSable River and originally written as "Au Sable", runs in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, from the Adirondack Mountains and past the village of Lake Placid, New York, Lake Placid and Au Sable Forks, New York, Au Sable Forks to empty into Lake Champlain (at ). It has an East and West branch that join at Au Sable Forks. The river forms a partial boundary between Clinton County, New York, Clinton County and Essex County, New York, Essex County. The Ausable River is known for its Canyon, gorge, Ausable Chasm, located a few miles east of Keeseville, New York, Keeseville. The Ausable River is long and drains a watershed of . It was originally named "Au Sable" (French for "sandy") by Samuel de Champlain when he first explored the region in 1609 because of its extensive sandy river delta, delta. West Branch Ausable River The West Branch of the Ausable arises from the confluence of the MacIntyre, South Meadow and Marcy Brook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vermont
Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec to the north. According to the most recent U.S. Census estimates, the state has an estimated population of 648,493, making it the List of U.S. states and territories by population, second-least populated of all U.S. states. It is the nation's List of U.S. states and territories by area, sixth smallest state in area. The state's capital of Montpelier, Vermont, Montpelier is the least populous List of capitals in the United States, U.S. state capital. No other U.S. state has a List of largest cities of U.S. states and territories by population, most populous city with fewer residents than Burlington, Vermont, Burlington. Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans have inhabited the area for abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, economy. The U.S. Census Bureau is part of the United States Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce and its Director of the United States Census Bureau, director is appointed by the president of the United States. Currently, Ron S. Jarmin is the acting director of the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau's primary mission is conducting the United States census, U.S. census every ten years, which allocates the seats of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives to the U.S. state, states based on their population. The bureau's various censuses and surveys help allocate over $675 billion in federal funds every year and it assists states, local communities, and businesses in making informed decisions. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Brook, New York
Black Brook is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 1,497 at the 2010 census. It is named after a stream that flows through the town. Black Brook occupies the southwestern corner of Clinton County and is southwest of Plattsburgh. Black Brook is inside the Adirondack Park. History The area was first settled ''circa'' 1825. The town was formed from part of the town of Peru in 1839. Early industries included farming, mining, and smelting iron. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.25%, is water. The Au Sable River forms part of the southern town boundary, and the Saranac River runs through the northern part of the town. Black Brook, a tributary of the West Fork of the Au Sable River, flows southward through the center of the town. Large lakes in town include Silver Lake, Taylor Pond, and Fern Lake. The outlet of Union Falls Pond, a reservoir on the Saranac River, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Au Sable, New York
Au Sable, or Ausable ( ), is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 3,146 at the 2010 census. The name is from the Ausable River that flows through the town and means "of sand". The town is in the southeastern corner of the county, south of Plattsburgh. History The land was first settled , mostly by people of English descent. The town was formed from part of the town of Peru in 1839. The AuSable Chasm Bridge was built in 1932–1933. ''See also:'' Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 10.81%, is water. The town is bordered by Lake Champlain to the east. The southern town line is the border of Essex County. Ausable Chasm, a popular tourist location on the Ausable River, is along the southeastern border of the town. Interstate 87, the Adirondack Northway, is an important north–south highway in Au Sable, with access to the town from Exit 34 (Route 9N). U.S. Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essex County, New York
Essex County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 37,381. Its county seat is the hamlet of Elizabethtown (CDP), New York, Elizabethtown. Its name is from the Counties of England, English county of Essex. Essex is one of two counties that are entirely within the Adirondack Park, the other being Hamilton County, New York, Hamilton County. The county is part of the North Country (New York), North Country region of the state. History When counties were established in the state of New York in 1683, the present Essex County was part of Albany County, New York, Albany County. This was an enormous area, including the northern part of New York state as well as all of the present state of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean. This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766, by the creation of Cumberland County, New York, Cumberland County, and fur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willsboro, New York
Willsboro is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Essex County, New York, Essex County, New York (state), New York, United States, and lies south of the city of Plattsburgh (city), New York, Plattsburgh. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the town's population was 1,905. The town is named after early landowner William Gilliland. History During the American Revolutionary War, American Revolution, British troops under John Burgoyne camped on the Bouquet River. The region was first settled by Europeans in 1765 by William Gilliland. Originally called "Milltown" by its founder (for the sawmill he located on the falls of the Bouquet River, located in the center of the town), it was renamed "Willsborough" (subsequently shortened to "Willsboro") shortly after the Revolutionary War, in honor of the founder. The town has always had a thriving agricultural and tourism tradition, though the Industrial Revolution made its mark on the community as well. Throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plattsburgh (town), New York
Plattsburgh is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 11,886 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Zephaniah Platt, an early land owner, and it surrounds the separate and more populous city of the same name. The town is in the eastern part of the county, in the North Country region of the state of New York. The region's airport, Plattsburgh International Airport, is located in the southern part of the town. History The town was established in 1785, but parts were later removed to form other county towns: Peru (1792), Beekmantown (1820), Saranac (1824), and Schuyler Falls (1848). The village of Plattsburgh was incorporated within the town in 1815, then made a city in 1902. The Battle of Plattsburgh was fought in 1814 on Lake Champlain during the War of 1812. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 32.68%, is water. The town borders Lake Champlain, separatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain ( ; , ) is a natural freshwater lake in North America. It mostly lies between the U.S. states of New York (state), New York and Vermont, but also extends north into the Canadian province of Quebec. The cities of Burlington, Vermont and Plattsburgh, New York are the largest settlements on the lake, and towards the south lies the historic Fort Ticonderoga in New York. The Quebec portion is in the Regional county municipality, regional county municipalities of Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Le Haut-Richelieu and Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Brome-Missisquoi. There are a number of islands in the lake; the largest include Grand Isle (island), Grand Isle, Isle La Motte and North Hero: all part of Grand Isle County, Vermont. Because of Lake Champlain's connections both to the St. Lawrence Seaway via the Richelieu River, and to the Hudson River via the Champlain Canal, Lake Champlain is sometimes referred to as "The Sixth Great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
