Queensbury, New York
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Queensbury is a town in and the county seat
of Warren County
, New York
, United States
. The town is located in the southeastern part of the county. The population was 25,441 at the 2000 census. The town is named in honor of Queen Charlotte
, the consort of George III
of Great Britain and Ireland
. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. Although mostly north of the city of Glens Falls
, Queensbury surrounds the city on three sides.
The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom
, a Six Flags
theme park, is located in northwest Queensbury. West Mountain, a downhill skiing area, is located in the southwestern part of town.
settlers to move into the area known as the "Township of Queensbury" the next year. The Quakers left during the Revolutionary War and returned in 1783 when hostilities ended in the area.
In 1786, the town was re-established as the town of Queensbury. In 1788, the town included all of what is today Warren County. It lost territory in 1792 when the town of Fairfield (Lake Luzerne
) was formed and again in 1810 to form part of the town of Caldwell (Lake George
). In 1908, the then largest village within Queensbury, Glens Falls, incorporated as a city and became a separate municipality. The population of Queensbury has exceeded that of Glens Falls since the 1980 Census.
In 2003, with permission from Queensbury, Glens Falls annexed approximately 49 acre (0.19829614 km²) of the town. The land, known as Veterans Field or the Northway Industrial Park, is on Veterans Road between Luzerne Road and Sherman Avenue and is just east of I-87. The land was vacant at the time. A thin, 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) strip of Sherman Avenue was part of this annexation, in order to comply with state law regarding contiguity of annexed land. Both the city and town now share ownership of this stretch of highway as a result.
, the town has a total area of 64.81 square miles (167.9 km²), of which, 63.01 square miles (163.2 km²) of it is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²) of it (2.78%) is water.
The west town line is the border with the town of Lake Luzerne
. The south town line is defined by the border with the city of Glens Falls and the Hudson River
, across which lies Saratoga County
, New York. The east town line is the border of Washington County
, New York. The northern border is defined by the town of Lake George
and, at least according to the town and Warren County, by the shoreline of the body of water, Lake George
, itself. However, several maps, including those published by the USGS depict the northern boundary as including part of the lake, including Speaker Heck Island and Happy Family Islands.
Parts of western and northern Queensbury are within the Adirondack Park.
of 2000, there were 25,441 people, 9,948 households, and 7,162 families residing in the town. The population density
was 403.8 people per square mile (155.9/km²). There were 11,223 housing units at an average density of 178.1 per square mile (68.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.54 % White, 0.55 % African American, 0.20 % Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.22 % from other races
, and 0.76 % from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12 % of the population.
There were 9,948 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples
living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0 % were non-families. 22.6 % of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.1 % from 18 to 24, 28.3 % from 25 to 44, 25.1 % from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $47,225, and the median income for a family was $ 54,880. Males had a median income of $ 39,260 versus $ 25,036 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $ 24,096. About 3.8 % of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.
and four councilmen. Town residents petitioned to establish a ward system in 1981 and again in 1985 whereby the town would be divided into four wards
. In a ward system, whereas the supervisor is elected by the entire town electorate, each councilman is elected by only the electorate of the ward he or she will be representing. Having been approved by the voters by referendum in 1985, the first town board to be elected under the ward system conviened in 1986. Queensbury is one of only ten towns out of New York's 932 towns that had a ward system as of 2000. The town also has an ethics board, planning board, and zoning board of appeals.
In county government, Queensbury is entitled to five of the 20 seats on the Warren County Board of Supervisors. (Glens Falls also gets five seats, whereas the remaining ten towns in the county receive one seat each.) Four of Queensbury's seats are filled by town-wide election, whereas the fifth is reserved for the town supervisor.
, which routes calls to Warren County's 911 Communications Center.
Law enforcement and other police services are provided by the Warren County Sheriff's Office and are supplemented by the New York State Police
, which maintains a barracks in the town. Queensbury has not had its own police force since disbanding it in 1982.
The town is divided into five fire protection districts: Bay Ridge, North Queensbury, Queensbury Central, South Queensbury, and West Glens Falls. Each district contains at least one fire station, with Queensbury Central and West Glens Falls each having two stations.
Three emergency medical services
(EMS) districts provide out-of-hospital acute care and ambulance services: Bay Ridge EMS, North Queensbury EMS, and West Glens Falls EMS. The nearest emergency room is at Glens Falls Hospital
in the city of Glens Falls.
A State Emergency Management Office
(SEMO) regional office is located on Fox Farm Road.
Lake Sunnyside – A small lake and hamlet in the east-central portion of the town.
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of 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
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The town is located in the southeastern part of the county. The population was 25,441 at the 2000 census. The town is named in honor of Queen Charlotte
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the Queen consort of the United Kingdom as the wife of King George III...
, the consort of George III
George III of the United Kingdom
George III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death...
of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it....
. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. Although mostly north of the city of Glens Falls
Glens Falls, New York
Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, United States. Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,700 at the 2010 census...
, Queensbury surrounds the city on three sides.
The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom
The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom
The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom is an amusement and waterpark located in Queensbury, New York. It is advertised as being located in Lake George, New York...
, a Six Flags
Six Flags
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. is the world's largest amusement park corporation based on quantity of properties and the fifth most popular in terms of attendance. The company maintains 14 properties located throughout North America, including theme parks, thrill parks, water parks and family...
theme park, is located in northwest Queensbury. West Mountain, a downhill skiing area, is located in the southwestern part of town.
History
Major efforts at settlement began with the Queensbury Patent in 1762, which enticed QuakerReligious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
settlers to move into the area known as the "Township of Queensbury" the next year. The Quakers left during the Revolutionary War and returned in 1783 when hostilities ended in the area.
In 1786, the town was re-established as the town of Queensbury. In 1788, the town included all of what is today Warren County. It lost territory in 1792 when the town of Fairfield (Lake Luzerne
Lake Luzerne, New York
Lake Luzerne is a town in southern Warren County, New York, United States. The town is located within the Adirondack Park. The town is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lake Luzerne is west of the city of Glens Falls. The town population was 3,219 at the 2000 census.- History...
) was formed and again in 1810 to form part of the town of Caldwell (Lake George
Lake George (town), New York
Lake George is a town in Warren County, New York, USA. The population was 3,578 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the lake, Lake George. Within the town is a village also named Lake George. The town is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :The lake was...
). In 1908, the then largest village within Queensbury, Glens Falls, incorporated as a city and became a separate municipality. The population of Queensbury has exceeded that of Glens Falls since the 1980 Census.
In 2003, with permission from Queensbury, Glens Falls annexed approximately 49 acre (0.19829614 km²) of the town. The land, known as Veterans Field or the Northway Industrial Park, is on Veterans Road between Luzerne Road and Sherman Avenue and is just east of I-87. The land was vacant at the time. A thin, 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) strip of Sherman Avenue was part of this annexation, in order to comply with state law regarding contiguity of annexed land. Both the city and town now share ownership of this stretch of highway as a result.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the town has a total area of 64.81 square miles (167.9 km²), of which, 63.01 square miles (163.2 km²) of it is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²) of it (2.78%) is water.
The west town line is the border with the town of Lake Luzerne
Lake Luzerne, New York
Lake Luzerne is a town in southern Warren County, New York, United States. The town is located within the Adirondack Park. The town is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lake Luzerne is west of the city of Glens Falls. The town population was 3,219 at the 2000 census.- History...
. The south town line is defined by the border with the city of Glens Falls and the Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
, across which lies Saratoga County
Saratoga County, New York
Saratoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 219,607. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Ballston Spa...
, New York. The east town line is the border of Washington County
Washington County, New York
Washington County is a county located 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 63,216. It was named for the Revolutionary War general George Washington...
, New York. The northern border is defined by the town of Lake George
Lake George (town), New York
Lake George is a town in Warren County, New York, USA. The population was 3,578 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the lake, Lake George. Within the town is a village also named Lake George. The town is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :The lake was...
and, at least according to the town and Warren County, by the shoreline of the body of water, Lake George
Lake George (New York)
Lake George, nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes, is a long, narrow oligotrophic lake draining northwards into Lake Champlain and the St. Lawrence River Drainage basin located at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York, U.S.A.. It lies within the upper region of the...
, itself. However, several maps, including those published by the USGS depict the northern boundary as including part of the lake, including Speaker Heck Island and Happy Family Islands.
Parts of western and northern Queensbury are within the Adirondack Park.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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...
of 2000, there were 25,441 people, 9,948 households, and 7,162 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 403.8 people per square mile (155.9/km²). There were 11,223 housing units at an average density of 178.1 per square mile (68.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.54 % White, 0.55 % African American, 0.20 % Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.22 % from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.76 % from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12 % of the population.
There were 9,948 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0 % were non-families. 22.6 % of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.1 % from 18 to 24, 28.3 % from 25 to 44, 25.1 % from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $47,225, and the median income for a family was $ 54,880. Males had a median income of $ 39,260 versus $ 25,036 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $ 24,096. About 3.8 % of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.
Historical census population
| Year | Population | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1790 | 1,080 | |
| 1800 | 1,435 | |
| 1810 | ||
| 1820 | 2,433 | |
| 1830 | ||
| 1840 | ||
| 1850 | 5,314 | |
| 1860 | 7,146 | |
| 1870 | 8,387 | |
| 1880 | 9,805 | |
| 1890 | 11,849 | |
| 1900 | 14,990 | |
| 1910 | 2,667 | |
| 1920 | ||
| 1930 | 3,169 | |
| 1940 | 4,199 | |
| 1950 | 5,907 | |
| 1960 | 10,004 | |
| 1970 | 14,506 | |
| 1980 | 18,978 | |
| 1990 | 22,630 | |
| 2000 | 25,441 |
Government
Queensbury is a town of the first class, and as such has a town board with a town supervisorTown supervisor
Town Supervisor is an elective legislative position in New York towns. Supervisors sit on the town board, where they preside over town board meetings and vote on all matters with no more legal weight than that of any other board member .Towns may adopt local laws that allow them to provide for an...
and four councilmen. Town residents petitioned to establish a ward system in 1981 and again in 1985 whereby the town would be divided into four wards
Wards of the United States
In the United States, a ward is an optional division of a city or town, especially an electoral district, for administrative and representative purposes...
. In a ward system, whereas the supervisor is elected by the entire town electorate, each councilman is elected by only the electorate of the ward he or she will be representing. Having been approved by the voters by referendum in 1985, the first town board to be elected under the ward system conviened in 1986. Queensbury is one of only ten towns out of New York's 932 towns that had a ward system as of 2000. The town also has an ethics board, planning board, and zoning board of appeals.
In county government, Queensbury is entitled to five of the 20 seats on the Warren County Board of Supervisors. (Glens Falls also gets five seats, whereas the remaining ten towns in the county receive one seat each.) Four of Queensbury's seats are filled by town-wide election, whereas the fifth is reserved for the town supervisor.
Emergency services
Emergency services can be accessed by dialing 9-1-19-1-1
9-1-1 is the emergency telephone number for the North American Numbering Plan .It is one of eight N11 codes.The use of this number is for emergency circumstances only, and to use it for any other purpose can be a crime.-History:In the earliest days of telephone technology, prior to the...
, which routes calls to Warren County's 911 Communications Center.
Law enforcement and other police services are provided by the Warren County Sheriff's Office and are supplemented by the New York State Police
New York State Police
The New York State Police is the state police force of over 4,600 sworn Troopers for the state of New York. It was established on April 11, 1917 by the New York Legislature, in response to the 1913 murder of a construction foreman named Sam Howell in Westchester County, which at that time did not...
, which maintains a barracks in the town. Queensbury has not had its own police force since disbanding it in 1982.
The town is divided into five fire protection districts: Bay Ridge, North Queensbury, Queensbury Central, South Queensbury, and West Glens Falls. Each district contains at least one fire station, with Queensbury Central and West Glens Falls each having two stations.
Three emergency medical services
Emergency medical services
Emergency medical services are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care and/or transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical emergency...
(EMS) districts provide out-of-hospital acute care and ambulance services: Bay Ridge EMS, North Queensbury EMS, and West Glens Falls EMS. The nearest emergency room is at Glens Falls Hospital
Glens Falls Hospital
Glens Falls Hospital is a 410 bed not-for-profit community hospital located in Glens Falls, New York. It serves the communities in Warren, Washington, Hamilton, Essex and northern Saratoga and Rensselaer counties. The hospital operates 28 off-campus health care facilities throughout the region...
in the city of Glens Falls.
A State Emergency Management Office
Office of Emergency Management
In the United States, an Office of Emergency Management is an agency at the local, state or national level that holds responsibility of comprehensively planning for and responding to all manner of disasters, whether man-made or natural...
(SEMO) regional office is located on Fox Farm Road.
Public school districts
The town of Queensbury falls within four public school districts:- Glens Falls City School District
- Hudson Falls Central School District
- Lake George Central School District
- Queensbury Union Free School District
Postsecondary education
- Adirondack Community CollegeAdirondack Community CollegeSUNY Adirondack is a community college serving Warren, Washington and northern Saratoga counties in New York State. Founded in 1961 as Adirondack Community College , it offers over 30 academic programs.-History:...
– a part of the SUNY system.
Notable people
- Adam TerryAdam TerryAdam Terry is an American football offensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
- professional football lineman for the Tennessee TitansTennessee TitansThe Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
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, Indianapolis ColtsIndianapolis ColtsThe Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
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; grew up in Queensbury, where he played high school football. - Brendan HarrisBrendan HarrisBrendan Michael Harris Brendan Michael Harris Brendan Michael Harris (born August 26, 1980 in Albany, New York is a Major League Baseball utility infielder who is a free agent.Brendan grew up in Queensbury, New York and led the Spartans to the 1998 State Baseball Tournament. He graduated from the...
- professional baseball infielder for the Chicago CubsChicago CubsThe Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
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& Baltimore OriolesBaltimore OriolesThe Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
; grew up in Queensbury. - Johnny PodresJohnny PodresJohn Joseph Podres was an American left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers...
- (1932–2008) former MLB Pitcher with the Brooklyn Dodgers / Los Angeles DodgersLos Angeles DodgersThe Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
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from 1953–1969; lived in Queensbury following his baseball career. - Derek Richardson - Hollywood and TV actor known for roles in Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd & Hostel; grew up in Queensbury.
Communities and locations in Queensbury
- Adirondack MountainsAdirondack MountainsThe Adirondack Mountains are a mountain range located in the northeastern part of New York, that runs through Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties....
-World Famous Mountain - Assembly Point – A hamlet located on a peninsulaPeninsulaA peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
by the same name. - Aviation MallAviation MallAviation Mall is a major regional shopping mall in Queensbury, New York. It serves the extreme northern portion of the Capital District as well as the Glens Falls/Lake George area. The mall has a gross leasable area of...
-famous Queensbury landmark on Avation Rd. - Brayton – A hamlet in the northeastern part of town.
- Cleverdale – A hamlet located on Ripley Point, a peninsula.
- East Lake GeorgeEast Lake George, New YorkEast Lake George is a hamlet within the towns of Queensbury and Fort Ann in the U.S. state of New York...
– A hamlet in the northern part of the town and including part of the town of Fort AnnFort Ann (town), New YorkFort Ann is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 6,417 at the 2000 census...
, located in Washington CountyWashington County, New YorkWashington County is a county located 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 63,216. It was named for the Revolutionary War general George Washington...
. The hamlet attempted to incorporate as a village, a measure rejected by voters in 2010. - Floyd Bennett Memorial AirportFloyd Bennett Memorial AirportFloyd Bennett Memorial Airport , formerly known as Warren County Airport, is a public airport located in the town of Queensbury three miles northeast of the city of Glens Falls in Warren County, New York, USA...
(GFL) – An airport, also known as the Warren County Airport, in the southeastern part of the town. - French Mountain – A hamlet northwest of Glen Lake that shares its name with the mountain to its northeast.
- Glen Lake – A lakeLakeA 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,...
and hamlet north of Glens Falls North. - Glens Falls NorthGlens Falls North, New YorkGlens Falls North is a census-designated place in Warren County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The CDP population was 8,061 at the 2000 census...
– a census-designated placeCensus-designated placeA census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
along the northern borders of Glens Falls and West Glens Falls. - Great EscapeThe Great Escape & Splashwater KingdomThe Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom is an amusement and waterpark located in Queensbury, New York. It is advertised as being located in Lake George, New York...
-World famous six flags park located in Queensbury - Harrisena – A hamlet roughly following State Route 9L in the northern section of the town which borders Lake GeorgeLake George (New York)Lake George, nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes, is a long, narrow oligotrophic lake draining northwards into Lake Champlain and the St. Lawrence River Drainage basin located at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York, U.S.A.. It lies within the upper region of the...
. Granted to American Revolutionary WarAmerican Revolutionary WarThe American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
spy Moses HarrisMoses HarrisMoses Harris was an English entomologist and engraver.In the Natural System of Colours he examined the work of Isaac Newton and tried to reveal the multitude of colours which can be created from three basic ones...
for his service in the war. - Kattskill Bay – A hamlet in the northeastern-most area of the town.
- Lake GeorgeLake George (New York)Lake George, nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes, is a long, narrow oligotrophic lake draining northwards into Lake Champlain and the St. Lawrence River Drainage basin located at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York, U.S.A.. It lies within the upper region of the...
lake in Adirondack Mountains
Lake Sunnyside – A small lake and hamlet in the east-central portion of the town.
- Lodge Inn, across the street from Six Flags Great Escape. Lodge Inn includes an indoor waterpark in the basement of the hotels, known for confused lifeguards
- Oneida CornersOneida Corners, New YorkOneida Corners is a hamlet within the town of Queensbury in Warren County in the U.S. state of New York.-Geography:Oneida Corners is situated at the intersection of New York State Route 9L , extending west along County Route 54 and east along County Route 39 .-History:Around the time of the...
– A hamlet at the modern junction of Sunnyside Road and State Route 9LNew York State Route 9LNew York State Route 9L is a state highway in Warren County, New York, in the United States. The road is long and is a suffixed highway of U.S. Route 9 . NY 9L goes through three municipalities in Warren County: the city of Glens Falls, the town of Queensbury and the town of Lake...
. - Paradise Beach – A hamlet in the vicinity of The Great Escape and Round Pond on County Route 17.
- Queensbury – A hamlet located in the east part of the town near the Queensbury-KingsburyKingsbury, New YorkKingsbury is a town in western Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 11,171 at the 2000 census.- History :...
-Fort Ann town lines. - Rockhurst – A hamlet in the vicinity of Sheldon Point, a peninsula.
- West Glens FallsWest Glens Falls, New YorkWest Glens Falls is a census-designated place and hamlet in Warren County, New York, United States. The population was 6,721 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area....
– A hamlet and census-designated place bordering the west side of the city of Glens Falls. - Other hamlets: Jenkinsville, South Queensbury, Top O' the World, West Mountain
External links
- Town of Queensbury official website
- Queensbury Union Free School District
- Glen Lake Protective Association (includes lake history and photos)