Place:Broome, Broome, New York, United States

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NameBroome
TypeTown
Located inBroome, New York, United States


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Broome is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 947 at the 2000 census. The town is named after John Broome.

The Town of Broome is on the eastern border of the county, southwest of Albany.

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The town was one of the six original towns when the county was formed in 1797. Originally named Bristol, the town name was changed to Broome in 1808. Parts of Broome town were taken to form part of Conesville town in 1836 and part of Gilboa town in 1848 and small parts annexed to Broome town from Middleburgh town in 1849.

Few settlers came to Broome until after the American Revolution.

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