Oswegatchie
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Oswegatchie may refer to:
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In New York:
- Oswegatchie, New YorkOswegatchie, New YorkOswegatchie is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 4,370 at the 2000 census. The name reportedly means "Black water" in the aboriginal language. It is on the northern border of the county and is adjacent to the city of Ogdensburg.- History :The area was first...
, a town in St. Lawrence County - Oswegatchie RiverOswegatchie RiverThe Oswegatchie River is a river in northern New York that flows north from the Adirondack Mountains to the Saint Lawrence River at the city of Ogdensburg. The river mouth was the site of a Jesuit mission, Fort de La Présentation, founded in 1749. Also a fur trading post, the village had 3,000...
, a tributary of the Saint Lawrence River - Oswegatchie (tribe), a native people of northern New York
- Fort Oswegatchie, subsequent name of Fort de La PrésentationFort de La PrésentationIn 1749, the French Sulpician priest, Abbé Picquet, built a mission fort, which he named Fort de La Présentation . It was also sometimes known as Fort La Galette. It was built at the confluence of the Oswegatchie River and the St Lawrence River in Canada...
- Oswegatchie Corners, a location in the town of Diana, New YorkDiana, New YorkDiana is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 1,661 at the 2000 census.The Town of Diana is on the northeast border of the county and is northeast of Watertown. The northwest part of Diana is in the Fort Drum military reservation.- History :The Town of Diana was...