WARREN COUNTY 

 Warren County lies in the eastern part of the state, on the 

 west shore of Lake George, and includes the southeastern foothills 

 of the Adirondacks. It has an area of 562,560 acres. Its extent 

 from north to south varies from 26 to 37 miles; from east to west 

 it extends 22 to 35 miles. The population is shown in the follow- 

 ing table: 



POPCLATIOX EY CITIES AND TOWNSHIPS 

 (Census of 1915) 



Queensbury 2,721 



Stony Creek 719 



Thurman 807 



Warrensburgh 2,311 



Glens Falls 



(city) 



16,323 



Bolton 





1,397 



Caldwell* . 





1.642 







1.630 



Hague 





943 



Horicon . . . 





1,056 



Johnsburgh 





2,358 



Luzerne 





1,070 



Total 32,9] 



* Lake George, in the town of Caldwell, is the county seat. 



HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS 



This county was formed from Washington County in 1813. 

 Its name commemorates General Joseph Warren, who was killed 

 at Bunker Hill. This territory was probably never permanently 

 occupied to any great extent by Indian tribes. It belonged more 

 particularly to the Mohawks and formed a part of their hunting 

 grounds. Later it became their memorable battlefield, and was 

 the scene of some of the sanguinary battles between the French 

 and English long before the arrival of settlers. 



At the close of the French and Indian war the only settlements 

 to the north of Albany were small hamlets at Fort Edward and 

 Stillwater. In order to encourage further settlement a proclama- 

 tion was issued offering inducements to those who would make 

 applications for grants of land. This had the desired effect, and 

 the patent of the town of Queensbury was granted in 1762, the 

 year before the treaty of peace was signed. 



During the Revolution this county was also the scene of excit- 

 ing events, which was also the ease during the War of 1812. 



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