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Elizabethtown (hamlet), New York
Encyclopedia
Elizabethtown is a hamlet in the town of Elizabethtown
in Essex County
, New York
, United States
. Many locals in the town, as well as those who surround the area call Elizabethtown, E-Town.
Elizabethtown is the county seat
of Essex County and the location of the town government. The name is from Elizabeth Gilliland, the wife of an early settler and investor, William Gilliland.
as a village in 1876, but the village government dissolved itself in 1981.
. The Bouquet River
flows past the east side of the hamlet.
Elizabethtown, New York
Elizabethtown is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,315 at the 2000 census. The county seat of Essex County is a hamlet also called Elizabethtown. The name is derived from Elizabeth Gilliland, the wife of an early settler....
in Essex County
Essex County, New York
Essex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,370. Its name is from the English county of Essex. Its county seat is Elizabethtown...
, New York
New York
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, United States
United States
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. Many locals in the town, as well as those who surround the area call Elizabethtown, E-Town.
Elizabethtown is the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Essex County and the location of the town government. The name is from Elizabeth Gilliland, the wife of an early settler and investor, William Gilliland.
History
The community was developed by settlers moving deeper into the town from the first settlement in New Russia. Elizabethtown became the county seat in 1807. Due to the focus on government, the law profession was a prominent occupation after the middle of the 19th Century. Elizabethtown incorporatedMunicipal corporation
A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which...
as a village in 1876, but the village government dissolved itself in 1981.
Geography
Elizabethtown is in the northern part of the town, located at the junction of US Route 9 and NY 9NNew York State Route 9N
New York State Route 9N is a north–south state highway in northeastern New York, United States. It extends from an intersection with U.S. Route 9 , NY 29, and NY 50 in the city of Saratoga Springs to a junction with US 9 and NY 22 in the Clinton County village of...
. The Bouquet River
Bouquet River
The Boquet River is a small river in upstate New York, USA. The river flows into Lake Champlain at the east border of the Town of Willsboro in Essex County....
flows past the east side of the hamlet.