Home > Places > United States and Canada > U.S. Political Geography

Topic:Plattsburgh

Visit our new topic page about Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia | Date: 2007

City (pop., 2000: 18,816), northeastern New York, U.S. Situated on the western shore of Lake Champlain, south of the Canadian border, Plattsburgh was founded by Zephaniah Platt in 1784. It was the scene of an important U.S. victory during the War of 1812 on Lake Champlain that saved New York from British invasion via the Hudson River valley. Incorporated as a city in 1902, it became the centre of the Lake Champlain resort area.

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

	The Lake Champlain Basin is bounded by the Adirondack Mountains in New York, the Green Mountains in Vermont, and the province of Quebec.(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor) New York State Conservationist; 8/1/2003; Pataki, George; 205 words ; Dear New Yorker, The Lake Champlain Basin is bounded by the Adirondack Mountains in New York, the Green Mountains in Vermont, and the province of Quebec. Lake Champlain, one of the largest freshwater lakes in the United States, has been designated as a resource of national significance. I recently Read more
	A Lake-Effect Snowband over Lake Champlain Monthly Weather Review; 11/1/2007; Payer, Melissa; Desrochers, Jared; Laird, Neil F; 787 words ; 1. Introduction A number of recent studies have indicated that lakeeffect snows can occur in association with lakes of significantly smaller size than the Great Lakes (e.g., Steenburgh et al. 2000; Huggins et al. 2001; Schultz et al. 2004; Sobash et al. 2005). As an example, Lake Champlain Read more
	Bicycle, birding groups promote tours along Lake Champlain.(Knight Ridder Newspapers) Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 9/8/2003; Downing, Bob; 616 words ; Byline: Bob Downing CROWN POINT, N.Y. _Lake Champlain is trying to attract bicyclists and birders. Lake Champlain Bikeways, a grass-roots group, is promoting bicycle touring along the 120-mile-long lake and its surrounding valleys. That includes a designated 350-mile primary loop around the lake Read more
	Bicycle, birding groups promote tours along Lake Champlain. Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH); 8/20/2003; 616 words ; Byline: Bob Downing CROWN POINT, N.Y. _Lake Champlain is trying to attract bicyclists and birders. Lake Champlain Bikeways, a grass-roots group, is promoting bicycle touring along the 120-mile-long lake and its surrounding valleys. That includes a designated 350-mile primary loop around the lake Read more
	LAKE CHAMPLAIN Historic coastal wrecks beckon divers Chicago Sun-Times; 10/17/2004; WILSON RING; 787 words ; BENEATH BURLINGTON BAY, Vt. -- Many of the bricks the canal schooner O.J. Walker was carrying when it sank a century ago in a Lake Champlain gale are still on deck today, stacked in recognizable, if falling over, piles. Some are scattered off to the side of the boat in about 60 feet of water. The Read more