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List of towns, formation dates, and other details
Athol | |
Name for Town of Thurman 1792 – 1852 | |
Bolton | |
1792 Settlers from New England | |
1799 Formed in Washington County from Town of Athol (now Thurman) | |
1807 Daughter town Rochester (now Hague) formed | |
1810 Daughter town Caldwell (now Lake George) formed | |
1813 Transferred to new county of Warren | |
1838 Daughter town Horicon formed | |
Caldwell | |
Name from Town of Lake George | |
Chester | |
Settled in late 1700s | |
1799 Formed in Washington County from Town of Athol (now Thurman) | |
1813 Transferred to new county of Warren | |
Glens Falls (city) | |
1908 Incorporated as a city from the Village of Glens Falls in the Town of Queensbury | |
Hague | |
1796 Settled | |
1807 Formed in Washington County as Town Rochester from Town of Bolton | |
1808 Named changed to Hague | |
1813 Transferred to new county of Warren | |
1838 Daughter town Horicon formed | |
Horicon | |
c. 1810 Settled | |
1838 Formed from towns of Bolton and Hague | |
Johnsburg(h) | |
Settled soon after Revolutionary War | |
1805 Formed in Washington County from Town Athol (now Thurman) | |
Transferred to new county of Warren | |
Lake George | |
Settled before Revolution | |
1810 Formed in Washington County as Town of Caldwell from towns of Athol (now Thurman), Bolton, and Queensbury | |
1813 Transferred to new county of Warren | |
1962 Name changed to Lake Geogre | |
Lake Luzerne | |
1770 Settled | |
1792 Formed in Washington County as Town of Fairfield from Town of Queensbury | |
1808 Name changed to Luzerne | |
1813 Transferred to new county of Warren | |
1963 Name changed to Lake Luzerne | |
Luzerne | |
Name for Lake Luzerne 1808 – 1963 | |
Queensbury | |
c. 1760 Settled | |
1762 Incorporated by patent as a township in Washington County | |
1792 Daughter towns Athol (now Thurman) and Fairfield (now Lake Luzerne formed | |
1810 Daughter town Caldwell (now Lake George) formed | |
1813 transferred to new county of Warren | |
1908 Village of Glens Fall incorporated as City of Glen Falls | |
Stony Creek | |
1795 Settled | |
1852 Formed from Town of Thurman | |
Thurman | |
Settled in late 1700s | |
1792 Formed in Washington County as Town of Athol from the Town of Queensbury | |
1799 Daughter towns of Bolton and Chester formed | |
1805 Daughter town of Johnsburg(h) formed | |
1810 Daughter town of Caldwell (now Lake George) formed | |
1813 Transferred to new county of Warren; daughter town Warrensburgh formed | |
1852 Athol renamed Thurman; daughter town Stony Creek formed | |
Warrensburg(h) | |
Settled shortly after Revolution | |
1813 Formed from Town of Athol (now Thruman) |