Gansevoort, New York

Hamlet in New York, United States

43°11′43″N 73°39′0″W / 43.19528°N 73.65000°W / 43.19528; -73.65000CountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkCountySaratogaTownNorthumberlandNamed forPeter GansevoortElevation

240 ft (70 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

12831

Area code518

Gansevoort is a hamlet in the town of Northumberland in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The hamlet of Gansevoort is named for Peter Gansevoort,^[1] a hero in the siege of Fort Stanwix (Fort Schuyler) which contributed to the downfall of Burgoyne's army at the Battle of Saratoga during the Revolutionary War.

History

Gansevoort was originally settled by the Mohawk and Iroquois Indians^[2] and many burial mounds and artifacts from this time can still be found in the area. White settlers moved in around the 1760s, brought in following military and hunting camps.^[3] The hamlet was an important stop on the Underground Railroad, given its proximity to Canada.^[4]

The Dutch Reformed Church of Gansevoort and Gansevoort Mansion are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5]

Demographics

No census data is available for the hamlet of Gansevoort.^[6]

References

^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 134.
^ "Settlers of Gansevoort".
^ "(title)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2008. Retrieved October 16, 2008.
^ "NY history". Archived from the original on October 28, 2008.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.