Stillwater, New York, USA
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Where is Stillwater, New York, USA? Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, USA
Stillwater is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The town contains a village called Stillwater. The town is at the eastern border of the county, southeast of Saratoga Springs and borders both Rensselaer and Washington counties. Saratoga National Historical Park is located within the town's limits.
In 1709, Peter Schuyler built Fort Ingoldsby in town because of its location on the frontier of the French and Indian Wars. A replica of Schuyler's fort currently serves as the Stillwater Blockhouse Museum.
Settlers began arriving after 1730.
During the American Revolution, residents participated in the war, and part of the Battle of Stillwater was fought in the town so that the town now refers to itself as the turning point of the American Revolution.
Stillwater was established as a town in 1791, when Saratoga County was formed. In 1816, the hamlet of Stillwater incorporated as a village. In 1859, Mechanicville became the town's second village.
Communities and locations in the Town of Stillwater:
Bemis Heights – A hamlet by the Hudson River, north of Stillwater village on US-4.
Brown's Beach – A hamlet in the northwest part of the town, by the south end of Saratoga Lake on NY-9P.
East Saratoga Junction – A location in the south part of the town.
Ketchums Corners – A historic location in the northwest part of the town, near Saratoga Lake.
Saratoga National Historical Park - A historic park in the northeast part of the town.
Snake Hill – A hamlet in the northern part of the town near Saratoga Lake on NY-9P.
Stillwater – A village located by the Hudson River and US-4.
Stillwater Junction – A hamlet in the southeast part of the town on County Road 75.
Wayville – A hamlet by the north town line on County Road 70.
Willow Glen – A hamlet by the south town line on NY-67.Wikipedia
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(Stillwater) In 1709, Peter Schuyler built Fort Ingoldsby in town because of its location on the frontier of the French and Indian Wars.
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General Henry Knox and his troops passed through here in the winter of 1775-76 with a load of 59 cannons pulled by teams of oxen.
The cannons were captured from the British at Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point. They were...Read MORE...
The cannons were captured from the British at Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point. They were...Read MORE...
1791 - Stillwater was established as a town in 1791, when Saratoga County was formed.
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1867 - Died trying to rescue cowSidney Tompkins, a farmer of Stillwater, New York, discovered that one of his cows had a potato...Read MORE...
1899 - Stillwater
Stiliwater is one of the eastern tier of towns. It is bounded on the north by Saratoga, on the east ...Read MORE...
Stiliwater is one of the eastern tier of towns. It is bounded on the north by Saratoga, on the east ...Read MORE...
1906
Stillwater, a poet-village in Stillwater township (town), Saratoga co., N.Y., on the W. bank of the ...Read MORE...
Stillwater, a poet-village in Stillwater township (town), Saratoga co., N.Y., on the W. bank of the ...Read MORE...
February 9, 1934 - The temperature at Stillwater plunged to 52 degrees below zero to establish a record for the state of New York.WeatherForYou.com
February 9, 1934
The Stillwater Free Library was established in 1949 by Barbara Alexik and Elizabeth Beiter in the building formerly home to the St.John's Episcopal Church.
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