The hills loomed up through the silver haze;
The air blew sweet, and warm, and soft.
Far blazed the ranks of golden-rod--Buckham.
1755
Arrival at Crown Point of Baron Dieskau, recently come from France with several veteran Regiments under orders for Lake Ontario, but hearing of the advance of the English towards Lake George, he had changed his course.
1759
Bourlemaque with a handful of men holding Carillon, leaves the fort in flames
and retreats to Crown Point. The deserted entrenchments were immediately
occupied by English Grenadiers, while the French burned their forts at Crown and
Chimney Points and, accompanied by the settlers, who had abandoned their farms,
retreated to Canada.
1809
The cargo of the sloop Franklin, Thomas Edwards, master, consisted of two
crates of crockery, one box, six pounds of soap and 25 pewter plates.--
Extracted from old import book at Plattsburgh.
1813
At
ten o'clock Murray, having completed his work of destruction, embarked in
haste, leaving a picket guard of 21 men, which were immediately seized and sent
as prisoners to Burlington. The long boats and two of the gunboats went north,
landing their men at Cumberland Head and Point au Roche, where they pillaged the
houses and farms of Henry W. Brand, Judge Treadwell and Jeremiah Stowe. At
Chazy landing, the enemy burned a store belonging to Judge Saxe and at Swanton,
Vt., some old barracks and plundered several citizens. The two sloops and
the other gunboat sailed south ten or twelve miles above Burlington, firing a
few shots at Burlington as they passed.
This day on account of the invasion of the British troops there was no public worship, and the sacrament of the Lords' Supper could not be administered, according to appointment. Sessional records, Presbyterian Church, Plattsburgh
1884
D&H freight house and Dock Company's warehouse at Plattsburgh burned.
1898
Saranac Chapter, D.A.R. sent 55 hospital shirts, 75 cholera bands,
writing paper, stamped envelopes and miscellaneous articles to Washington.
1899
The Burlington Traction Co., extended its line to Queen City Park.
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