1798 |
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Elizabethtown, formed from Crown Point, February 12, 1798, was named in honor of the wife and daughter of William Gilliland |
1798 |
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On September 11th Azel Abel bought land and put up a log building which served as Elizabethtown's first hotel. It was in the area of that is now Egglefields Garage |
1799 |
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Essex County was set off from Clinton County March 1, 1799 with Willsboro as the County seat |
1807 |
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Elizabethtown became the County Seat |
1808 |
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The Essex County Courthouse was built |
1808 |
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Keene was formed from Elizabethtown and Jay, March 19, 1808 |
1810 |
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Elizabethtown's population - 1,362 |
1811 |
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The New York State Arsenal was built |
1812 |
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The Reveille, the first newspaper in the county was started in Elizabethtown by Luther Marsh, the printer and William Ray, the editor |
1815 |
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Westport was formed from Elizabethtown, March 24, 1815 |
1815 |
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The first direct route from Elizabethtown to Westport was opened |
1825 |
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Basil Bishop built his famous cold blast forge at Split Rock Falls on the Boquet River |
1825 |
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Samuel Williams, the father of Charles N. Williams, was engaged in the manufacture of hats on Water Steet |
1830 |
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Severe summer floods - much property damage |
1833 |
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Ozro Finel established a match factory on the bank of the Little Boquet just across the stream from where th4e Circulating Library building stands. |
1833 |
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The newspaper, "Essex County Times" was founded by R.W. Livingston. |
1837 |
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February 28th - The Total Abstinence Temperance Society of Elizabethtown was formed. |
1845 |
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New Russia was given its name by Col. Edmund F. Williams, Essex County Clerk |
1846 |
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The Valley Forge was erected. |
1847 |
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The Canal was dug from the dam on the Boquet River north of Fisher Bridge to the Valley Forge on the Wadhams Road. |
1849 |
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The Essex County Agricultural Society was organized. |
1850 |
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The Elizabethtown and Westport Plank Road was constructed. |
1850 |
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Elizabethtown's population - 1,635 |
1851 |
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The Essex County Far was held in Elizabethtown on Fair Street, not Hand Ave, until 1865. From then on it was held in Westport |
1851 |
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The newspaper "Elizabethtown Post" was started by Robert Wilson Livingston and Sewell Sergeant. |
1856 |
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September 30th - Flood destroyed bridges and buildings |
1860 |
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Elizabethtown's population - 1,343 |
1861 |
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Bainbridge Bishop located the last pack of wolves in Elizabethtown. |
1866 |
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January 19th - Adirondack Lodge, No 602 F. & A.M. was chartered |
1866 |
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The Elizabethtown Union Free School was built. |
1866 |
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Elizabethtown organized its first baseball team. |
1875 |
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The Village of Elizabethtown was incorporated. |
1882 |
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The Enterprise Hose Company was formed. |
1883 |
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April 27th - Henry Debosnys was hanged in the Essex County jail yard |
1884 |
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The Elizabethtown Circulating Library was established. |
1893 |
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August 29th - Flood. |
1895 |
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January 24th - The Bullard Block was destroyed by fire. |
1896 |
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Cobble Hill Golf Course was established. |
1898 |
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Water power was harnessed at Rice's Falls for lighting the village with electricity. The Power House was just below the site of the old Twin Bridges on Upper Water Street |
1901 |
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Local telephones were installed by the Lewis and Elizabethtown Telephone Association |
1909 |
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Construction of the Elizabethtown Terminal Railroad was started from Westport to Elizabethtown - never completed. |
1912 |
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Route 9 to Underwood was blacktopped |
1914 |
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November 10th - the Elizabethtown Union Free school was destroyed by fire |
1924 |
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Flood |
1926 |
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The Elizabethtown Community Hospital opened in the former Kellogg Home |
1928 |
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The New York Telephone Company office building was constructed. |
1932 |
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The Cautin Bock was destroyed by fire |
1938 |
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The Elizabethtown Kiwanis Club was formed. |
1939 |
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November 10th - The Social Center was opened. |
1947 |
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Denton's Dam broke - the village was flooded. |
1948 |
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The newspaper, the "Valley News" was established by William D. Denton. |
1949 |
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The Elizabethtown-Westport road was built. |
1950 |
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Elizabethtown population - 1,208 |
1952 |
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January 28th - the Prime Block was destroyed by fire. |
1952 |
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The new Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School building was completed. |
1953 |
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December 31st - Marvin's Furniture Store was destroyed by fire. |
1955 |
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The Adirondack Center museum was opened. |
1956 |
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April 11th - Cobble Hill Inn was destroyed by fire - rebuilt shortly after |
1956 |
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September 17th - The Capital Theater was destroyed by fire |
1957 |
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The new Post Office was built on Water Street |
1958 |
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The Army Reserve Training Center was built on Water Street |
1965 |
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The William Block and Judd House was razed. |
1966 |
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The Elizabethtown Community Hospital was constructed on Park Street. |
1968 |
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November - The Windsor Hotel was razed. |
1968 |
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December - The Deer's Head Inn was razed. |
1971 |
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June 18th - the Underhill Service Station was destroyed by fire - rebuilt shortly after. |
1971 |
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July 8th - the Wakefield Block was destroyed by fire. |
1971 |
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October 12th - Egglefield's Garage was destroyed by fire, rebuilt & had grand opening on September 1973. |
1978 |
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January - Flood in downtown business section and other areas |
1979 |
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June - The people voted to dissolve the village of Elizabethtown |
1980 |
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January 13th - The Little Tavern was destroyed by fire |
1981 |
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The Denton Publication building was constructed on High Street |
1990 |
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Elizabethtown population - 1,314 |
1996 |
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January 19th - Flood |
1996 |
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November 9th - Flood |
1997 |
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The new Essex County Courthouse was constructed and opened |
1998 |
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January 7th - Elizabethtown escaped major devastation caused by the Ice Storm of 1998. |
1998 |
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June 27th - Elizabethtown held its Bicentennial Celebration. |