Brant Lake, New York
Encyclopedia
Brant Lake is a hamlet in the town of Horicon
in Warren County
, New York
, United States
.
. Around 1900, several hotels began catering to these wealthy visitors. Summer camps for youth were established around the same time. The seat of town government is today located in the hamlet.
for which the hamlet is named, but the ZIP Code 12815 extends to the northern end of the lake and ultimately to the border between Warren
and Essex
Counties. Several summer camps and vacation homes, as well as homes of those who live in the hamlet year-round, line the perimeter of the lake, especially along the eastern and northern shores. The summer camps include Brant Lake Camp, Point O' Pines, Pilgrim Camp, and the Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation, the last of which is a Boy Scout
camp owned by the Westchester-Putnam Council. The Read Reservation contains three sub-camps, which are Camp Buckskin, Camp Waubeeka, and Summit Base Camp, the last of which is used as a base for treks throughout the Adirondacks. Its ZIP code
is 12815. There is no census
data for the hamlet.
Horicon, New York
Horicon is a town in Warren County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. Horicon's population was 1,479 at the 2000 census.Horicon is on the county's north border and is inside the Adirondack Park.- History :...
in Warren County
Warren County, New York
Warren County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 65,707. It is named in honor of General Joseph Warren, an American Revolutionary War hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill...
, New York
New York
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, United States
United States
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.
History
Since the mid 1880's, Brant Lake has been a popular fishing and hunting area among wealthy visitors including Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
. Around 1900, several hotels began catering to these wealthy visitors. Summer camps for youth were established around the same time. The seat of town government is today located in the hamlet.
Geography
The hamlet is just east of the Adirondack Northway, accessible via interchange 25. NY Route 8 traverses the hamlet. The "village center" is located to the south of Brant Lake, the lakeLake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
for which the hamlet is named, but the ZIP Code 12815 extends to the northern end of the lake and ultimately to the border between Warren
Warren County, New York
Warren County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 65,707. It is named in honor of General Joseph Warren, an American Revolutionary War hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill...
and Essex
Essex County, New York
Essex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,370. Its name is from the English county of Essex. Its county seat is Elizabethtown...
Counties. Several summer camps and vacation homes, as well as homes of those who live in the hamlet year-round, line the perimeter of the lake, especially along the eastern and northern shores. The summer camps include Brant Lake Camp, Point O' Pines, Pilgrim Camp, and the Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation, the last of which is a Boy Scout
Boy Scouts of America
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camp owned by the Westchester-Putnam Council. The Read Reservation contains three sub-camps, which are Camp Buckskin, Camp Waubeeka, and Summit Base Camp, the last of which is used as a base for treks throughout the Adirondacks. Its ZIP code
ZIP Code
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is 12815. There is no census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
data for the hamlet.