Potsdam, New York
Potsdam is a town in St.
Lawrence County, New York, United States.
Potsdam is a cultural and educational core of Northern New York.
When SUNY Potsdam and Clarkson University are in session, the populace increases by approximately 8,000 students.
The town is titled after the town/city of Potsdam in Germany.
The Town of Potsdam also contains a village titled Potsdam.
Potsdam is centrally positioned inside the county and northeast of Canton, the county seat.
6 Communities and locations in Potsdam The town court for Potsdam The town was established in 1806 from part of the Town of Madrid.
Potsdam is one of the initial ten suburbs of St.
The improve of Potsdam set itself apart from the town in 1831 by incorporating as a village.
The improve of Raquetteville incorporated as the Village of Potsdam Junction (now Norwood) in 1871.
Lawrence Academy, the predecessor of the State University of New York at Potsdam was established in 1816.
The Potsdam region is well known for its reddish-orange Potsdam sandstone.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has an region of 103.4 square miles (267.9 km ), of which, 101.5 square miles (262.8 km ) of it is territory and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km ) of it (1.92%) is water.
The Grasse River flows through the northwest part of Potsdam.
Route 11 and New York State Route 11 - B are east-west highways.
New York State Route 56 is a north-south highway.
New York State Route 345 is a northwest-southeast highway that intersects New York State Route 310 near the northwest town line.
Climate data for Potsdam, New York In the town, the populace was spread out with 17.2% under the age of 18, 36.8% from 18 to 24, 19.9% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
The town of Potsdam has an elementary school (Lawrence Avenue), a middle school (A.A.
The high school is the home of the Potsdam Sandstoners, or better known as the "Stoners." All three of the small-town schools in Potsdam are under primary renovation due to a large and complex New York State Capital Project.
As of March 2008, the high school gym is nearing culmination, the middle/elementary school parking lots are complete, new classrooms in the elementary school are nearing culmination, and work has begun on renovations to the high school lobby/offices.
Of this fee, 84% of the universal will be paid for by New York State with only 16% of the fee coming from small-town tax payers (3.5 million).
Potsdam Central School Capital Project Timeline: Public Vote: Wednesday December 14, 2005 (Approved) Begin Design: January 2006 Design to NYS Dept.
There are four Universities in the area, including SUNY Potsdam (which is known for its Crane School of Music) and an engineering School-Clarkson University, as well as St.
Market Street in the village of Potsdam.
Burnhams Corners A locale on NY-345 at County Road 35, northwest of Potsdam village.
Casey Corners A locale on County Road 34 in the west part of the town.
Clarkson University A private university, southwest of Potsdam village.
Hewittville A hamlet on the west bank of the Raquette River, north of Potsdam village.
Norwood The south part of the Village of Norwood is by the north town line on NY-56.
Potsdam The Village of Potsdam on the Raquette River.
Potsdam Municipal Airport - Damon Field (PTD) A small airport east of Potsdam village.
Sissonville A small hamlet on NY-56 north of Potsdam village.
Slab City A locale on County Road 35 is in the west part of the town and south of West Potsdam.
Stafford Corners A locale south of Potsdam village at the southeast town line.
SUNY Potsdam A state college southeast of Potsdam village.
Sugar Island A locale in the Raquette River south of Potsdam village.
Unionville A hamlet north of Potsdam village on NY-56.
West Potsdam A hamlet on County Road 34 in the west part of the town, formerly known as "Smiths Corners." Lawrence County, New York.
"History and Pictures of Potsdam New York".
Potsdam Town Site Potsdam Village Site Lawrence County, New York, United States
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Lawrence County, New York - 1831 establishments in New York
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