PLATTSBURG  , a See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city, See also:

• PORT

port of entry and the See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county-seat of See also:

• CLINTON
• CLINTON, DE WITT (1769-1828)
• CLINTON, GEORGE (1739-1812)
• CLINTON, HENRY FYNES (1781-1852)
• CLINTON, SIR HENRY (c. 1738-1795)

Clinton county, New See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York, U.S.A., situated on the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west See also:

• SHORE

shore of See also:

• LAKE
• LAKE, GERARD LAKE, 1ST VISCOUNT (1744-1808)

Lake See also:

• CHAMPLAIN
• CHAMPLAIN, SAMUEL DE (1567-1635)

Champlain, at the mouth of the Saranac See also:

• RIVER

river, r68 m . (by See also:

• RAIL

rail) N.N.E. of See also:

• ALBANY
• ALBANY, DUKES OF
• ALBANY, LOUISE MAXIMILIENNE CAROLINE, COUNTESS OF (1752-1824)

Albany . Pop . (189o), 7010; (1900), 8434, of whom Io53 were See also:

• FOREIGN

foreign-See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born; (1910, See also:

• CENSUS (from Lat. censere, to estimate or assess; connected by some with centum, i.e. a count by hundreds)

census), 11,138 . It is served by the See also:

• DELAWARE

Delaware & See also:

• HUDSON
• HUDSON, GEORGE (180o-1871)
• HUDSON, HENRY
• HUDSON, JOHN (1662–1719)

Hudson railway, and has steamer connexions with lake ports . Its situation in the region of lakes and mountains and its delightful See also:

• CLIMATE

climate have made it a summer resort . Among its institutions are the See also:

• SAMUEL

Samuel F . See also:

• VILAS, WILLIAM FREEMAN (1840-19o8)

Vilas See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

Home (for aged and infirm See also:

• WOMEN

women); the Home for the Friendless of See also:

• NORTHERN

Northern New York (1874), for the care of homeless See also:

• CHILDREN, LAW RELATING TO

children; the Plattsburg See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

State Normal and Training School, the D'Youville See also:

• ACADEMY, GREEK
• ACADEMY, ROYAL

Academy for girls (founded in 186o, chartered in 1871), under the direction of the See also:

• GREY, CHARLES GREY, 2ND EARL (1764-1845)
• GREY, HENRY GREY, 3RD EARL (1802-1894)
• GREY, LADY JANE (1537-1554)
• GREY, SIR EDWARD
• GREY, SIR GEORGE (1812–1898)

Grey Nuns; the See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College St See also:

• PIERRE

Pierre (See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic, 1903), and the Champlain Valley See also:

• HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

Hospital . The See also:

• BARRACKS (derived through the French from the Late Lat. barra, a bar)
• BARRACKS, CAMP

barracks, about a mile away, is an important military See also:

• POST

post . Cliff Haven, 2 M. See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south, is the seat of the Catholic summer school . Plattsburg has a See also:

• FINE

fine See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour and is the port of entry of the Champlain customs See also:

• DISTRICT

district; in 1909 its exports were valued at $15,169,502 and its imports at $8,167,527 . Among the city's manufactures are See also:

• LUMBER

lumber, See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

wood pulp, See also:

• PAPER
• PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

paper, shirts, sewing-See also:

• MACHINES

machines and automobiles .

The See also:

• TOTAL

total value of the factory products in 1905 was $1,056,702 . Plattsburg was incorporated as a See also:

• VILLAGE

village in 1795, and derived its name from See also:

• ZEPHANIAH

Zephaniah See also:

• PLATT, THOMAS COLLIER (1833-191o)

Platt (1740-1807), who had led a See also:

• COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

colony of settlers to this See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place from See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

Long See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

Island; it became a city in 1902 . About Valcour Island (5 m. south-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east of Plattsburg), on the 11th of See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1776, a See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• FLEET

fleet under See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

Captain See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas See also:

• PRINGLE, SIR JOHN (1707–1782)

Pringle and an See also:

• AMERICAN

American flotilla under See also:

• BENEDICT (BENEDICTUS)
• BENEDICT, SIR JULIUS (1804-1885)

Benedict See also:

• ARNOLD
• ARNOLD, BENEDICT (1741-1801)
• ARNOLD, GOTTFRIED (1666-1714)
• ARNOLD, MATTHEW (1822-1888)
• ARNOLD, SAMUEL (1740--18o2)
• ARNOLD, SIR EDWIN (1832-1904)
• ARNOLD, THOMAS (1745-1842)

Arnold engaged in the first conflict between American and British fleets, the British being victorious . On the outbreak of the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War of 1812 the village became the headquarters of the American See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army on the northern frontier . On the 11th of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1814, in Plattsburg (or See also:

• CUMBERLAND
• CUMBERLAND, DUKES AND EARLS OF
• CUMBERLAND, RICHARD (1632-1718)
• CUMBERLAND, RICHARD (1732-1811)
• CUMBERLAND, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS

Cumberland) See also:

• BAY

Bay, Captain See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George Downie, commanding a British flotilla, was defeated by an American flotilla commanded by See also:

• COMMODORE (a form of " commander"; in the 17th century the term " commandore " is used)

Commodore Thomas See also:

• MACDONOUGH, THOMAS (1786-1825)

Macdonough, losing his See also:

• LIFE

life in the engagement (see CHAMPLAIN, LAKE) .