Gansevoort, New York

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Gansevoort
hamlet
Gansevoort is located in New York
Gansevoort
Gansevoort
Coordinates: 43°11′43″N 73°39′0″W / 43.19528°N 73.65000°W / 43.19528; -73.65000Coordinates: 43°11′43″N 73°39′0″W / 43.19528°N 73.65000°W / 43.19528; -73.65000
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySaratoga County
TownNorthumberland
Elevation
240 ft (70 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12831
Area code(s)518

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[]

  1. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 134.
  2. ^ "Settlers of Gansevoort".
  3. ^ "(title)" (PDF).
  4. ^ "NY history". Archived from the original on 2008-10-28.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.


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