Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
JEFFERSON COUNTY, situated in the northerly part of New York, with Lake Ontario on the west, and St. Lawrence river on the northwest. Area, 1,125 square miles. Face of the country, broken, in the interior, but even toward Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence river; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Watertown. Pop. in 1810, 15,140; in 1820, 32,952; in 1830, 48,515; in 1840, 60,984; in 1850, 68,153. (Fanning's, 1853)
Note Cards
Events
Date | Type | |
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Railroad snowplow clearing tracks derails in Upstate New York injuring several workers | Crime/Disasters | |
Snowstorms hit western New York State | Crime/Disasters |
Places
Name | Type |
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Adams, NY | City or Town |
Antwerp, NY | City or Town |
Champion, NY | County |
Sackett's Harbor, NY | City or Town |
Watertown, NY | City or Town |