March 24
To do what gracious thing I may
Belongeth only to this day.
-James Buckham.

1767 -this evening my large young red ox with a white face, died at Belton's; on opening him it appeared he had been hurt at the So meadow by two of the cattle that attacked him (one being Martin Taylor's ox) and this occasioned his death; the weather warm. -Gilliland.

1800 Birth on South Island, Lake Champlain of Benajah Phelps, Jr., whose father, an early settler of Grand Isle, reared a family of 18 sons and daughters.  Benajah, Jr., at the age of 101 was the only surviving eye witness of the battle of Plattsburgh.

The same day was recorded the laying out of "a publick road for rods wide," (Bridge street) east from the Bridge by Jno. Roberts 3d and John Stephenson, commissioners.  This road taking various directions corresponded in a general way to a portion of the present Peru, Macdonough, Hamilton (near the lake) streets.

1811 On Sunday, by the Rev. Mr. Halsey, Mr. Bela Edgerton and Miss Phebe Ketchum, both of this village, were married.  -Plattsburgh Republican.

1815 Northwest Bay became Westport.

1886 In New York city, at the Grand Union Hotel on his way from the south died Samuel Flint Vilas of Plattsburgh.

 Today In the Champlain Valley History