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Washington County, New York
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Hudson Falls, NY
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BIOGRAPHIES	CEMETERIES	CITIES & TOWNSHIPS	HISTORY	LIBRARIES
BIRTHS		NEWSPAPERS		PHOTOS

Washington County: When counties were established in New York state in 1683, the present Washington County was part of Albany County. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present state of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean. This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766 by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770 by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont.
     On March 12, 1772, what was left of Albany County was split into three parts, one remaining under the name Albany County. The other two were called Tryon County (later renamed Montgomery County) and Charlotte County.
     In 1788, Clinton County was split off from Washington County. This was a much larger area than the present Clinton County, including several other counties or county parts of the present New York State.
     In 1791, the Town of Cambridge was transferred from Albany County to Washington County.
     In 1813, Warren County was split off from Washington County.
     In 1994, with the completion of the new municipal center, the county seat was moved from Hudson Falls to Fort Edward.
     In 2006, Cambridge Town Supervisor Jo Ann Trinkle made history by becoming the first Chairwoman of the Board of Supervisors.
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The county seat was named for the Revolutionary War general (and later the President of the United States) George Washington. On March 12, 1772, Albany County was split into three parts, one remaining under the name of Albany Count. The other two were called Tryon County (later renamed Montgomery County) and Charlotte County. In 1784, Charlotte County was renamed Washington County in honor of George Washington, the American Revolutionary War general and later President of the United States of America.

TOWNS, VILLAGES, HAMLETS
TOWNS: * Argyle * Cambridge * Dresden * Easton * Fort Ann * Fort Edward * Granville * Greenwich * Hampton * Hartford * Hebron * Jackson * Kingsbury * Putnam * Salem * White Creek * Whitehall	VILLAGES * Argile * Cambridge * Fort Ann * Fort Edward * Granville * Greenwich * Hudson Falls * Whitehall HAMLETS: * East Greenwich * East Like George * Goose Island * Huletts Landing * Kattskill Bay * Salem * Shushan
LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, MUSEUMS
ARGYLE FREE LIBRARY 21 Sheridan St. Argyle, NY 12809
BANCROFT PUBLIC LIBRARY Main St. Salem, NY 12865
CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY 21 W. Main St. Cambridge, NY 12816
EASTON LIBRARY 1074 State Route 40 Greenwich, NY" 12834
FORT EDWARD FREE LIBRARY 23 E. St. Fort Edward, NY 12828
GREENWICH FREE LIBRARY 148 Main St. Greenwich, NY 12834
HUDSON FALLS FREE LIBRARY 220 Main St. Hudson Falls, NY 12839
PEMBER LIBRARY & MUSEUM 33 W. Main St. Granville, NY 12832
WHITEHALL FREE LIBRARY 12 William St. Whitehall, NY 12887

CEMETERIES:
Adamsville Cemetery Argyle Cemetery Baker Cemetery Binninger Cemetery Boardman Cemetery Braymer Cemetery Brayton Cemetery - Ft. Ann, NY Briggs Cemetery - Hartford A. Briggs Cemetery - Hartford Brownell Cemetery Burch Cemetery Camden Cemetery Catholic Cemetery Clemons Cemetery Cleveland Cemetery Comstock Cemetery Cossayuna Cemetery East Hebron Cemetery Elmwood Cemetery Evergreen Cemetery Evergreen Cemetery Fish Hill Cemetery Fort Ann Cemetery Gillette Cemetery Glasier Cemetery Goodell Private Cemetery - nr Ft. Ann, NY Greenmont Cemetery Greenwich Cemetery Hampton Flats Cemetery Henderson Cemetery - Hartford Hooker Cemetery Huntington Family Cemetery	Meadow Knoll Cemetery Mettawee Valley Cemetery Miller Cemetery Moorehouse Cemetery Morningside Cemetery Moss Street Cemetery Mount Carmel Cemetery New Cemetery - Hartford Old Cemetery - Hartford Old Turnpike Cemetery Old White Church Cemetery Orcutt Cemetery Our Lady Of Angels Cemetery Parish Cemetery Putnam Cemetery Quaker Cemetery Reynolds Cemetery Rosewood Cemetery Saint Josephs Cemetery Saint Pauls Cemetery Sciota Cemetery Sheldon Cemetery Sill Cemetery - Hartford Smith Cemetery South Argyle Cemetery Tanner Cemetery Taylor Hill Cemetery Union Cemetery Warren Cemetery Welch Hollow Cemetery West Hartford Cemetery Woodland Cemetery
COUNTY SEAL:

SURROUNDING COUNTIES:
1. Essex County - north
2. Addison County, Vermont - northeast
3. Rutland County, Vt. - east
4. Bennington County, Vt. - southeast
5.Rensselaer County - south
6. Saratoga County - southwest
7. Warren County - west

County Seat: Fort Edward
Year Organized: 1772
Square Miles: 845,888