Whitehall is a village located in the town of Whitehall in Washington County, New York, USA. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village population was 2,667 at the 2000 census.
The village of Whitehall is located on the Vermont border at the south end of Lake Champlain and lies between Champlain and Lake George.
The village was founded in 1759 as "Skenesboro" by Captain Philip Skene of the British army. It was the fi...
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Whitehall is a village located in the town of Whitehall in Washington County, New York, USA. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village population was 2,667 at the 2000 census.
The village of Whitehall is located on the Vermont border at the south end of Lake Champlain and lies between Champlain and Lake George.
The village was founded in 1759 as "Skenesboro" by Captain Philip Skene of the British army. It was the first settlement at Lake Champlain and became an important trade center. It was on one of two routes between English and French colonies.
On May 9, 1775 Lieutenant Samuel Herrick, acting as an advance party for Ethan Allen's attack on Fort Ticonderoga surprised Major Skene and his small garrison. While he intended to use Skene's boats to ferry men across the lake, his party didn't arrive in time. Skene's schooner was used later to capture St. Johns.
In 1776, General Philip Schuyler built a small fleet of ships here. They were used by Benedict...
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