Ellenburg, New York
town in Clinton County, New York, United States
Ellenburg is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 1,842 at the 2020 census. The town is named after the daughter of the principal proprietor. Ellenburg is on the western border of the county and is northwest of Plattsburgh. The southern part of the town is situated in the Adirondack Park.
History
The area was first settled around 1800. Ellenburg is named for Ellen Murray, the daughter of John R. Murray, a landowner.
The town was formed from part of the town of Mooers in 1830. In 1845, part of the town was used to make the town of Clinton.
During the Cold War, Ellenburg was the location of two of the twelve Atlas ICBM missile silos under the 556th Strategic Missile Squadron based out of the Plattsburgh Air Force Base.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Ellenburg, New York” is town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Ellenburg, York and town, not as a finished interpretation.
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The phrase “town in Clinton County, New York, United States” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q284893. VIAF identifies the subject as 147904955. The Library of Congress control number is n94096883. Authority coordinates are 44.894, -73.837. None of the 4 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1800, 1830 and 1845.
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