Place:Plattsburgh (town), Clinton, New York, United States

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NamePlattsburgh (town)
Alt namesPlattsburgh
TypeTown
Located inClinton, New York, United States


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Plattsburgh is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 11,886 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Zephaniah Platt, an early land owner, and it surrounds the separate and more populous city of the same name. The town is in the eastern part of the county, in the North Country region of the state of New York. The region's airport, Plattsburgh International Airport, is located in the southern part of the town.

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The town was established in 1785, but parts were later removed to form other county towns: Peru (1792), Beekmantown (1820), Saranac (1824), and Schuyler Falls (1848). The village of Plattsburgh was incorporated within the town in 1815, then made a city in 1902.

The Battle of Plattsburgh was fought in 1814 on Lake Champlain during the War of 1812.

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