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3 unusual facts about Ogdensburg


Hank Monk

Monk is believed to have started driving a stage for William Clark in New York state between Ogdensburg and Fort Covington at age 12.

Ogdensburg

Ogdensburg Agreement established military cooperation between the USA and Canada in 1940

Oswegatchie River

From that point, it is simply, known as "the Oswegatchie", as it flows northerly to its terminus with the St. Lawrence River near Ogdensburg.


John Van Buren

He was rumored to have lost $5000, and with it, his father's home, Lindenwald as well as a mistress, the very popular Elena America Vespucci, descendent of Amerigo Vespucci, to George Parish of Ogdensburg, New York in a card game at the LeRay Hotel in Evans Mills, New York.

LeRay Hotel

It was the site of the card game in which presidential son John Van Buren lost his mistress, Elena America Vespucci, a descendant of Amerigo Vespucci, to George Parish II of Ogdensburg, New York.

Lowville, New York

With the opening of the Black River Canal in 1851, the Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad in 1867, and The Lowville and Beaver Railroad in 1906, industries flourished including AMF (manufacturer of bowling pins) and Kraft (the largest cream cheese plant in the country).

Massena International Airport

Prior to Cape Air's service, the airport was served by Big Sky Airlines, with flights to Boston Logan International Airport (with stops in Ogdensburg and Watertown in 2007).

Moira, New York

The Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railroad was founded in 1849 as the Northern Railroad running from Ogdensburg through Moira to Rouses Point.

New York State Route 37

Just outside of Ogdensburg, NY 812 separates from NY 37 to continue northward to Canada over the Ogdensburg–Prescott International Bridge, where it becomes Highway 16 farther inland.

New York State Route 812

The proposed route was part of a larger plan to connect the Delaware River at Deposit to the Ogdensburg–Prescott International Bridge over the Saint Lawrence River by way of as few numbered routes as possible.

Oswegatchie, New York

After the end of the American Revolution, the community became Ogdensburg, named for Samuel Ogden, who was a member of a group of land speculators and developers who purchased a large tract of land in the region.

Wadhams

Edgar Philip Prindle Wadhams, the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg


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