Plattsburgh

History

Plattsburgh was founded by Zephaniah Platt in 1785 after he was granted the land by George Clinton. Platt, who was from Poughkeepsie, New York, established the new city of Plattsburgh to buffer emerging American interests in the Saint Lawrence River valley and Lake Champlain valley after the American victory in the American Revolutionary War. The centralized American authority proclaimed Plattsburgh in 1785. On March 3, 1815, an act was passed by the New York State legislature incorporating the Village of Plattsburgh out of an area that was formerly the eastern part of the town. The first village elections were held on May 2 of that year. The village incorporated as a city in 1903. With its significant location on a major water thoroughfare and proximity to the Canada–U.S. border, Plattsburgh has been the site of a number of historic events including the Revolutionary War's Battle of Valcour Island and the War of 1812's Battle of Plattsburgh; the city has a War of 1812 museum. The Battle of Plattsburgh is significant, as it was the final battle of the war between the British/Canadian forces and those of the Americans. Plattsburgh Normal School was founded in 1889. It burned in 1929, and relocated to City Hall for three years. In 1932, the college moved into the current Hawkins Hall which became the base of the modern campus. In 1948 it became State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Plattsburgh was home to minor league baseball. The Plattsburgh Brewers team was based in Plattsburgh between 1895 and 1907. Plattsburgh teams played as members of the Eastern International League (1895), International League (1896), Northern New York League (1901–1905), Independent Northern League (1906), New Hampshire State League (1907) and Vermont State League (1907). Baseball…

Geography

Plattsburgh is at (44.695365, −73.458593). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 6.6 square miles (17.0 km2), of which 5.1 square miles (13.1 km2) is land and 1.5 square miles (4.0 km2) (23.40%) is water. Plattsburgh is on the western shore of Lake Champlain, in the northeastern part of the state of New York, just south of Cumberland Head. The Saranac River flows through the city, emptying into Lake Champlain. Plattsburgh is classified as a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with cold, snowy winters and warm, rainy summers. ;Notes:

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Largest nearby schools

• PERU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  Elementary · PERU · 866 students · 10.3:1 ratio
• PERU HIGH SCHOOL
  High · PERU · 567 students · 10.9:1 ratio
• PLATTSBURGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
  High · PLATTSBURGH · 552 students · 10:1 ratio
• BEEKMANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
  High · WEST CHAZY · 546 students · 11.6:1 ratio
• CUMBERLAND HEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  Elementary · PLATTSBURGH · 538 students · 12.8:1 ratio
• BEEKMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  Elementary · WEST CHAZY · 491 students · 12.3:1 ratio
• BEEKMANTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · WEST CHAZY · 450 students · 12.5:1 ratio
• PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · PERU · 427 students · 10.4:1 ratio