Schuyler Falls, New York
town in New York state
Schuyler Falls is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 5,181 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Peter Schuyler, who bought the mill on the Salmon River from Zephaniah Platt.
Schuyler Falls is in the south-central part of the county and is southwest of Plattsburgh.
History
The area was first settled circa 1794 by Ezra Turner, who settled near the Salmon River, and built the first sawmill in 1801.
The town was formed from the town of Plattsburgh in 1848.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Schuyler Falls has a total area of 36.8 square miles (95.4 km2), of which 36.5 square miles (94.6 km2) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 km2), or 0.82%, is water.
The Saranac River forms the northern town line, with the town of Plattsburgh on the opposite shore. The Salmon River runs through the southern part of the town, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the border with the town of Peru. Both rivers flow east into Lake Champlain.
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