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History of Plattsburgh, New York, USA
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1813 - July 31 - British invade Plattsburgh NY
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1814 - September 11 - Americans defeat British at Battle of Plattsburgh
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1836 - Plattsburgh
PLATTSBURGH, organised April 4th, 1785; centrally distant N. from New York 319, from Albany 164, and from Plattsburg village 5, miles; surface on the ... Read MORE...
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1854 - Plattsburg
Plattsbubq, a post-village in Plattsburg township, and capital of Clinton county, New York, is situated on both sides of the Saranac river, at its... Read MORE...
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1862 - Plattsburgh
PLATTSBURGH was first recognized as a town April 4, 1785. A part of Peru was taken off in 1792, Beekmantown in 1820, Saranac in 1824, and Schuyler... Read MORE...
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1880 The first electric light ever seen in Plattsburgh was exhibited with Pullman and Hamilton's circus.
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1887 - A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION. NITRO-GLYCERINE QUICKLY DEMOLISHES A POWDER FACTORY.
PLATTSBURG, N. Y., Jan. 11. - The people of this village were startled at 8:45 o'clock this morning by a terrific report followed by long-continued... Read MORE...
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1889 Free postal delivery system went into operation in Plattsburgh.
Three centuries in Champlain valley.. Plattsburgh, N. Y. : Saranac chapter, D. A. R., 1909
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1895 - Plattsburg
Plattsburg, a post-town and port of entry, capital of Clinton co., N.Y., in Plattsburg township, at the mouth of the Saranac River, which here enters ... Read MORE...
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1906
Plattsburg, a post-village and port of entry, capital of Clinton co., N.Y., in Plattsburg township (town), at the mouth of the Saranac River, which... Read MORE...
1929 - SIX RESCUED IN PLATTSBURG NORMAL FIRE. TEACHER DROPS PUPILS FROM WINDOW TO GROUND.
Plattsburg, Jan. 26 - Fire believed to have started in the basement as a result of an explosion of an oil burning furnace destroyed Plattsburg Normal ... Read MORE...
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