Elizabethtown (hamlet), New York
- Elizabethtown (hamlet), New York
Elizabethtown is a hamlet in the town of Elizabethtown in Essex County, New York, United States. Many locals in the town, as well as those who surround the area call Elizabethtown, E-Town.
Elizabethtown is the county seat of Essex CountyGR|6 and the location of the town government. The name is from Elizabeth Gilliland, the wife of an early settler and investor, William Gilliland.
History
The community was developed by settlers moving deeper into the town from the first settlement in New Russia. Elizabethtown became the county seat in 1807. Due to the focus on government, the law profession was a prominent occupation after the middle of the 19th Century.
Geography
Elizabethtown is in the northern part of the town, located at the junction of US Route 9 and NY 9N. The Bouquet River (pronounced BO-kwet) flows past the east side of the hamlet.
References
External links
* [http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/population/photos/ShowCH.asp?FIPS=36031 Essex County Courthouse]
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