This article is about the city in New York. For the neighboring town of the same name, see Plattsburgh (town), New York. Plattsburgh is a Town in Clinton County, New York, United States. For other uses, see Plattsburgh (disambiguation).

City of Plattsburgh
Federal Building in downtown Plattsburgh.
Seal
Nickname: "The Lake City" "(La Ville sur le Lac)"
Map of City of Plattsburgh
City of Plattsburgh Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 44°41′43″N 73°27′30″W / 44.69528, -73.45833
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Clinton
Government
- Mayor	Donald Kasprzak
Area
- Total	6. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous There are 62 counties in the State of New York. The first twelve counties in New York were created immediately after the British annexation of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam Clinton County is a County located in the US state of New York. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 6 sq mi (17 km²)
- Land	17 sq mi (13. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 km²)
- Water	1. 5 sq mi (4. 0 km²)  23. 4%
Elevation	138 ft (42 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	18,816
- Density	1,587. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi (1,439. 5/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	12901, 12903
Area code(s)	518
FIPS code	36-58574
GNIS feature ID	0960698
Website: www.cityofplattsburgh.com

Plattsburgh is a city in Clinton County, New York, USA. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 518 is a Telephone Area code in eastern Upstate New York. Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Clinton County is a County located in the US state of New York. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 18,816 at the 2000 census. Estimated population in July 2005: 19,181

The City of Plattsburgh is located entirely within the original boundaries of the Town of Plattsburgh and is in the North Country region of the northeastern part of the state. Plattsburgh is a Town in Clinton County, New York, United States. This article refers to a region of New York State. For other meanings see North Country

History

Plattsburgh was founded by Zephaniah Platt in 1785 after he was granted the land by George Clinton. Zephaniah Platt ( May 27, 1735 &ndash September 12, 1807) was an American politician and lawyer and founder of the U Admiral of the Fleet George Clinton (c1686 &ndash 10 July 1761) was a British naval officer and political leader who served as the colonial Although previous permanent settlement dating back to the time of the couriers du bois (runners of the forest) had been established at or near the site of the city of Plattsburgh as early as Samuel de Champlain's 1609 expedition into the Lake Champlain valley - during which time he encountered resistance from natives at the site of present day Fort Ticonderoga, New York - British colonizers after the French and Indian War used revisionist history in disregarding the region's rich past as an historically French area situated within and intimately intertwined with the extended fur trade network positioned in the Montreal hinterland (and beyond). Samuel de Champlain (c 1575 - 25 December 1635) "The Father of New France " was a French navigator geographer cartographer Lake Champlain (French lac Champlain) is a natural freshwater Lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States Fort Ticonderoga is a large Eighteenth-century Fort built at a strategically important narrows in Lake Champlain where a short traverse gives access The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Various permanent French settlements, farms, and homesteads were raised or pillaged at the time leading up to the British invasion of Quebec City en route to the pivotal Battle of the Plains of Abraham, leaving the task of revisionist history an easy one, indeed. Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the Battle of Quebec, was a pivotal battle in the French and Indian War, the North American theatre of the Given this fact Plattsburgh is cited by American historians as being a relatively new city, when in fact, the area became permanently occupied somewhere between 1615 and 1650. By this measure, the area now known as Plattsburgh may predate (or at least be roughly as old as) some of the oldest American settlements in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Hampton, Virginia and Albany, New York. Hampton is an Independent city in Virginia, and therefore not part of any Virginia county Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County.

In granting land to Zephaniah Platt of Poughkeepsie, New York - who went on to establish the new city of Plattsburgh to protect emerging American interests in the Saint Lawrence River valley and Lake Champlain valley leading up to the American Revolutionary War - the centralized American authority proclaimed the area including and surrounding the old French trading post to be founded as the settlement of Plattsburgh in 1785. Zephaniah Platt ( May 27, 1735 &ndash September 12, 1807) was an American politician and lawyer and founder of the U Saint Lawrence River (in French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora, Kaniatarowanenneh meaning big waterway Lake Champlain (French lac Champlain) is a natural freshwater Lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Regardless, native residents exercised their unique French culture and history in ways that are still visible today. In Plattsburgh, for example, there is no "Main Street" - a common vestige of English colonies, whereas in the French tradition major streets and thoroughfares were named after the daughters of prominent businessman and politicians (e. g. , Catherine, Marguerite - present day Margaret Street and Plattsburgh's "Main Street", Cornélie - present day Cornelia Street). In a similar fashion, local residents reaped a sort of revenge on their new colonial masters in naming local streets after renowned Frenchmen including Samuel de Champlain the original founder of the region, and General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm - the French general who gained fame defeating incredible numerical odds in multiple battles throughout both the Oswego and Hudson River Valley areas before going on to organize the last French defense of Quebec at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. Samuel de Champlain (c 1575 - 25 December 1635) "The Father of New France " was a French navigator geographer cartographer Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon Marquis de Saint-Veran ( February 28, 1712 &ndash September 14, 1759) was the commander of the French The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the Battle of Quebec, was a pivotal battle in the French and Indian War, the North American theatre of the The oldest monument within the city limits, in fact, is dedicated to Samuel de Champlain.

The community set itself off from the Town of Plattsburgh by incorporating as a village in 1815. The city government was established in the former village in 1902.

With its significant location on a major water thoroughfare and close to the U.S.-Canadian border, Plattsburgh has been the site of a number of historic events including the Revolutionary War's Battle of Valcour Island and the War of 1812's Battle of Plattsburgh; the city has a War of 1812 museum. The Canada – United States border is the international Border between Canada and the United States. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The naval Battle of Valcour Island, also known as the Battle of Valcour Bay, took place on 11 October 1776, on Lake Champlain in a narrow The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies The Battle of Plattsburgh, also known as the Battle of Lake Champlain, ended the final invasion of the northern states during the War of 1812. The War of 1812 museum is a museum in Plattsburgh New York dedicated to exploring the causes and effects of the War of 1812 and the Battle of Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh Normal School was founded in 1889. It burned in 1929, and was rebuilt in 1932. In 1948 it became State University of New York at Plattsburgh. The State University of New York at Plattsburgh (also known as SUNY Plattsburgh or Plattsburgh State) is a four-year public Liberal arts college in

During the Cold War, military functions took a prominent role in Plattsburgh, which was home to Plattsburgh Air Force Base (PAFB) and was the location of the Strategic Air Command's primary wing on the U. Plattsburgh Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC base covering 3447 acres (13 The Strategic Air Command (SAC was both a major command and a "specified command" in the U S. East Coast due to its geographic desirability. The base's location in the Champlain Valley (protected by the Adirondack Mountains) ensured consistent, year-round weather that was safe for take-offs and landings. The Champlain Valley is a region of the United States around Lake Champlain in Vermont and New York. The Adirondack Mountains are a Mountain range located in the northeastern part of New York, that runs through Clinton, Essex, Franklin The 380th Bombardment, Aerospace, and Refueling Wings, all stationed at PAFB, included B-52 Bombers, air-refueling "tankers" and FB-111s. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The base had a great deal of land surface and was one of only four military bases in the United States with a landing strip large enough for a Space Shuttle landing. NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System ( STS) is the Spacecraft currently used by the United States

Despite its numerous awards for performance excellence, PAFB was closed on September 29, 1995 in a round of national base closures in the early 1990s as the Air Force began to pare down its post-Cold War missions. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The base property is now managed by the Plattsburgh Airbase Redevelopment Corporation (PARC) and is used by a number of industrial manufacturers and commercial airlines.

Throughout much of the 1980s, when the Canadian dollar was strong relative to the U.S. dollar, Plattsburgh was a favorite tourist location for vacationers from Montreal and southern Quebec. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Bilingual signs, in English and French, are found in parts of the city. A bilingual sign (or by extension multilingual) is the representation on a panel ( Sign, usually Traffic sign, safety sign and informational sign English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The city beaches and camp grounds were regularly crowded and Plattsburgh attracted enough retail stores and outlets to build a second large indoor shopping mall, Champlain Centre North, in addition to several outdoor shopping centers. A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors The additional retail space of the Champlain Centre North along with the new Consumer Square (Walmart, Staples, TJ Maxx. . . ) made the South mall irrelevant; it was largely demolished (with exception of Kmart and the restored old Price Chopper building) and converted into a power centre with a 115,000 sq ft (10,700 m²) Lowes Home Center and a new Price Chopper as the anchor stores. A power centre (or power center, also known as a retail park) is an unenclosed shopping centre with to of Gross leasable area that usually contains However, with the closing of PAFB and the strengthening U. S. dollar in the 1990s, Canadian tourism declined, although it has rebounded with the falling dollar of 2007. Today, the city relies largely in part on new industries expanding on the former airbase as well as established manufacturing plants, one being Bombardier and the other the Georgia-Pacific paper plant. Bombardier Inc (bɔ̃baʁdje is a Canadian conglomerate, founded by Joseph-Armand Bombardier as L'Auto-Neige Bombardier Limitée in 1942 Financial The GP plant is housed in the former LOZIER Auto factory built at the turn of the century on the former (lakefront) Anderson Farm.

Notable residents

Plattsburgh has been tied to a number of famous and infamous people. John Henry Hopkins, Jr. , a former rector of Plattsburgh's Trinity Episcopal church was the author of the well-known Christmas carol We Three Kings. A Christmas carol (also called a Noël) is a carol ( Song or Hymn) whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas, or the winter "We Three Kings of Orient Are" also known as "The Quest of the Magi" is a Christmas carol (technically an Epiphany carol written by Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young who played Frankie Valli in the original Broadway cast of Jersey Boys, is a Plattsburgh native. John Lloyd Young (born ca 1975, Sacramento California) is an American actor Frankie Valli (born May 3, 1934 as Francis Stephen Castelluccio) is an American musician most famous as frontman of The 4 Seasons. Jersey Boys is a documentary -style musical based on the lives of one of the most successful 1960s Rock 'n roll groups the Four Angelica Costello, also known as "Venus," a star of pornographic films, was a Plattsburgh resident. Angelica Costello (born June 5, 1978 in Plattsburgh New York) 2005 AVN Award for Best Group Sex Scene - Video for Orgy World Recent former residents of Plattsburgh include Doug Raaberg, holder of a world circumnavigation record in the B-1B and Michael P. Anderson, one of the seven astronauts who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Michael Phillip Anderson ( December 25, 1959 – February 1, 2003) was a United States Lieutenant Colonel ( USAF) a NASA The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when the Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disintegrated over Texas Eric Harris, one of the two shooters at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, lived on the Plattsburgh Air Force base when it was active. Eric David Harris (April 9 1981 – April 20 1999 and Dylan Bennet Klebold (September 11 1981 – April 20 1999 were the High school seniors who committed Columbine High School is a Secondary school in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado. The City of Littleton is a suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area and a Home Rule Municipality in Arapahoe County, Jefferson Ramón Castro, older brother of Cuban presidents, Fidel and Raúl Castro, attended the Catholic boarding school Mount Assumption Institute. This article is for New York Mets' catcher Ramón Castro For other people with the same name see Ramón Castro (disambiguation Ramón Abraham The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (born June 3 1931 is the President of the Cuban Council of State and the Head of state of Cuba. Actress Jean Arthur was born here and lived in Plattsburgh from 1900 to 1908. Jean Arthur ( 17 October &ndash 19 June) was an Oscar -nominated American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s The Philadelphia Flyers hockey player Jesse Boulerice is also a native of Plattsburgh. The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jesse Boulerice (born August 10 1978 in Rouses Point New York) is an American professional Ice hockey player currently playing with the Lake Erie The City of Plattsburgh was the first city in the state to elect an openly gay mayor when they elected Daniel Stewart (R) in November of 1999.

Recent events

On November 22, 1975 Peter Frampton recorded the live song Do You Feel Like We Do for the album Frampton Comes Alive at the Plattsburgh State field house. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Do You Feel Like We Do " is a Song by Peter Frampton originally on the Frampton's Camel album released in 1973. Frampton Comes Alive! is a Live album by Peter Frampton, originally released on January 6, 1976.

In August of 1996, the rock band Phish, which was based across Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont, held the first of its seven weekend-long festivals at the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base. Phish is an American Jam band noted for their Musical improvisation, extended Jam sessions and cult following Lake Champlain (French lac Champlain) is a natural freshwater Lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States Burlington is the largest city in the US state of Vermont and is the shire town ( County seat) of Plattsburgh Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC base covering 3447 acres (13 The festival, called The Clifford Ball, attracted 65,000 fans from all over the country and featured seven sets of music by the band. Fans camped out onsite in tents and RV's, creating community of fans that became the ninth largest city in New York over the weekend. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

On April 20, 2002, there was an earthquake a few miles southwest of Plattsburgh in Clintonville. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer It measured 5. 1 on the Richter Scale, and was felt as far south as Pennsylvania and as far north as Maine. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean

On January 2, 2006, the Latin inscription on the city seal, garbled 60 years earlier, was corrected. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The seal now correctly says Ipsa Sibi Præmium Virtus which is “Virtue is its own reward. ” The seal and phrase were originally chosen by the City's Common Council, from a contest held in the 1920s. The mistake was corrected by Dr. Ann Tracy, a Latin scholar at SUNY Plattsburgh, and Plattsburgh City Clerk Keith Herkalo, after a new city police officer asked what the phrase meant.

Spelling of Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh is sometimes mistakenly spelled as Plattsburg, leaving off the "h". Adding to the confusion are many historic documents relating to the famous naval engagement between the United States and Britain in 1814 which refer to the "Battle of Plattsburg".

Compounding the confusion, in 1950 the editor of the New York State Legislative Manual, seeking to simplify the organization of that year's manual, requested a listing of state post offices from the U. S. Postal Service. Upon review of the listing, the difference in spelling was noted. The City was contacted and an investigation begun by postal authorities.

U. S. Postal Service records show that the name of the post office was changed to "Plattsburg", without the "h", in 1894. During the period 1892-1894, the federal Post Office Department was growing at a rapid pace. The Postmaster General issued an order establishing guidelines for post office names for new post offices. The order was misunderstood by local postal officials who caused the name of the village post to be changed to "Plattsburg", without the "h". As a result of the 1951 investigation, the name of the city post office was changed back to "Plattsburgh", with the "h". At no time was the name of the City ever changed.

To this day, some signs [including US and Canadian highway signs and a sign at the Plattsburgh (Amtrak station), among others] erroneously point the way to "Plattsburg". See also List of Registered Historic Places in Clinton County New York

Geography

Saranac River flowing through Verdantique Park

Plattsburgh is located at 44°41′43″N, 73°27′30″W (44. 695365, -73. 458593)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 6 square miles (17. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 0 km²), of which, 5. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 square miles (13. 1 km²) of it is land and 1. 5 square miles (4. 0 km²) of it (23. 40%) is water.

Plattsburgh is located on the western shore of Lake Champlain in the northeastern part of the state of New York, just south of Cumberland Head. Lake Champlain (French lac Champlain) is a natural freshwater Lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Cumberland Head is a Census-designated place and region of the Town of Plattsburgh in Clinton County, New York, United States.

The Saranac River flows through the city into Lake Champlain. Saranac River is a River in the US state of New York. In its upper reaches is a region of mostly flat water and lakes

The Northway, Interstate 87 is a north-south major highway west of the city. Interstate 87 (abbreviated I-87) is a 33349 mile (53670 km intrastate Interstate highway located entirely within the state of New York US 9 and NY 22 are additional highways traversing the city from north to south. At, US Route 9 's New York segment accounts for more than half of the highway 's total length New York State Route 22 (NY 22 is New York State highway running north&ndashsouth parallel to the state's eastern edge from the outskirts of New York City NY 3, NY 190, and NY 374 approach the city from the west. New York State Route 3 is a major east-west State highway in the U New York State Route 190 is a State highway in northern New York, USA. New York State Route 374 is a State highway in the North Country of New York State.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 18,816 people, 7,600 households, and 3,473 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 3,728. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2 people per square mile (1,438. 6/km²). There were 8,010 housing units at an average density of 1,587. 1/sq mi (612. 4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93. 41% White, 2. 46% Black or African American, 0. 52% Native American, 1. 49% Asian, 0. 05% Pacific Islander, 0. 68% from other races, and 1. 38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 12% of the population.

There were 7,600 households out of which 22. 3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31. 1% were married couples living together, 11. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54. 3% were non-families. 40. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 10 and the average family size was 2. 83.

In the city the population was spread out with 16. 5% under the age of 18, 27. 7% from 18 to 24, 23. 5% from 25 to 44, 18. 1% from 45 to 64, and 14. 1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 86. 4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83. 7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,846, and the median income for a family was $46,337. Males had a median income of $35,429 versus $26,824 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,127. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 13. 6% of families and 23. 1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 0% of those under age 18 and 13. 0% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

See also: Plattsburgh (Amtrak station)

Plattsburgh is traversed by Interstate 87, which connects Montreal with Albany and points south. See also List of Registered Historic Places in Clinton County New York Interstate 87 (abbreviated I-87) is a 33349 mile (53670 km intrastate Interstate highway located entirely within the state of New York Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County.

Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Plattsburgh, operating its Adirondack daily in both directions between Montreal and New York City. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The Adirondack is a Passenger train operated daily by Amtrak between New York City and Montreal. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The City of New York

The city is served by Plattsburgh International Airport. Plattsburgh International Airport is located at the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base in Plattsburgh, New York. The new airport terminal was completed on the former Air Force Base in February 2007 with the building being dedicated on April 27, 2007. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. It opened in July 2007.

The closest major American city (as the crow flies) to Plattsburgh is Burlington, VT, which is accessible by ferry. " As the crow flies " is a phrase used to describe the most direct route between two points on a Planetary body. Burlington is the largest city in the US state of Vermont and is the shire town ( County seat) of The city is also in close proximity to Montreal (and the U. S. /Canadian border), leading to its prominence as a large trade center for a city its size.

Law and government

Donald Kasprzak (R,C) is the current mayor of the city. He took office on January 1, 2007. Kasprzak was elected November 7, 2006 with 51% of the vote over his opponents, Kevin Duniho(D) and Mike Drew(R,I).

Donald Kasprzak - Mayor

Tim Carpenter - Ward I

Michael Kelly - Ward 2

George Rabideau - Ward 3

Jim Calnon - Ward 4 (Mayor Pro-tem)

Amy Valentine - Ward 5

Chris Jackson - Ward 6

References

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes

External links

• Official website for the City of Plattsburgh
• Plattsburgh Press-Republican (daily newspaper)
• SUNY Plattsburgh (State University College)
• Plattsburgh Fire Fighters (local Fire Department)
• Plattsburgh City School District

• Plattsburgh (city), New York is at coordinates 44°41′43″N 73°27′31″W / 44.695365, -73.458593 (Plattsburgh (city), New York)Coordinates: 44°41′43″N 73°27′31″W / 44.695365, -73.458593 (Plattsburgh (city), New York)