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The earliest settlement in Ogdensburg dates back to 1749 when the celebrated Sulpician missionary Father Picquet founded his mission on the banks of the St. Lawrence at the mouth of the Oswegatchie River.
He built Fort La Presentation upon the site of an old Indian village named Swa-gatch.
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1854 - Ogdensburg
Oodensburo, a post-village and port of entry of Oswegatchie township, St. Lawrence county, New York, on the river St. Lawrence, at the mouth of the... Read MORE...
1868 - An Ogdensburg paper has the following sensational story:
Tuesday was hotter than the previous day by at least four degrees. The mercury reached about 101 degrees in the shade, and all the way from 115 to... Read MORE...
1872 - No School
The citizens of Ogdensburgh, N.Y., having refused to vote the money required for schools, the Board of Education has determined to close the public... Read MORE...
1878 - Ogdensburg, N. Y., supports two Boat Liveries, one of some forty boats, and the other half that number.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
August 10, 1878
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1895 - Ogdensburg
Ogdensburg, a city and port of entry in Oswegatchie township, St. Lawrence co., N.Y., on the river St. Lawrence, at the mouth of the Oswegatchie, and ... Read MORE...
1898 - TORNADO AT OGDENSBURG. An Elevator Unroofed and 820,000 Bushels of Grain Damaged - A Railroad Damaged.
OGDENSBURG, N. Y., June 12. - A violent tornado, accompanied by rain, struck this city at 7 o'clock this evening, and did immense damage along the... Read MORE...
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1906
Ogdensburg, a city and port of entry of St. Lawrence co., N.Y., on the St. Lawrence River, at the mouth of the Oswegatchie, and opposite Prescott,... Read MORE...
1909 - Ogdensburg Hotel Burns.
OGDENSBURG, N. Y., Sept. 4. - The Erwin Hotel in this city was burned to-day, causing a loss estimated at $15,000. The guests escaped in their night... Read MORE...
1947 - 150 PERSONS FLEE OGDENSBURG FIRE.
Ogdensburg, Feb. 14 (AP) - One hundred and fifty persons fled to safety when a general alarm fire gutted the New Ogdensburg hotel last night, causing ... Read MORE...
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