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50-626: Woolsey was born near Plattsburgh, New York . He was a son of Melancthon Lloyd Woolsey (1758–1819), a Maj.-Gen. of the New York Militia during the Revolutionary War and Alida ( né Livingston) Woolsey (1758–1843), a daughter of the Rev. Henry Gilbert Livingston (a grandson of Robert Livingston , 1st Lord of Livingston Manor ). His paternal grandparents were Col. Melancthon Taylor Woolsey and Rebecca Lloyd. Through his father he

100-415: A PBS member station and WPTZ , channel 5, an NBC affiliate, though WPTZ moved their main offices to Burlington in 2019, leaving Plattsburgh as a small regional satellite bureau. Plattsburgh is part of a media market shared with Burlington, Vermont , which includes WCAX-TV ( CBS , channel 3), WVNY-TV ( ABC , channel 22), WNNE ( CW , channel 31) and WFFF-TV ( Fox , channel 44). Residents are also in

150-539: A West Indies cruise until June 1827. Late in 1827, he took command of the navy yard at Pensacola, Florida and moved his family there. He held the position until 1831. Between 1832 and 1834, Woolsey served as Commodore in command of the Brazilian Station. His last active duty took him to the Chesapeake Bay , where he supervised surveys from 1836 until his health began to decline in 1837. After

200-534: A council of six members, one elected from each ward. Christopher Rosenquest, a Democrat , is the current mayor of the city of Plattsburgh. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. The city is home to SUNY Plattsburgh , a public university which is a part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, and Clinton Community College , which is also part of the SUNY System. SUNY Plattsburgh has been

250-476: A great deal of land surface and was one of only four military bases in the United States with a landing strip large enough for a Space Shuttle landing. On September 1, 1961, the 556 Strategic Missile Squadron was activated at Plattsburgh AFB. The Squadron consisted of 12 Atlas "F" Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, stored in underground silos at twelve sites surrounding the city of Plattsburgh. Ten of

300-713: A part of the city since its founding in 1889 as the Plattsburgh State Normal School. Today, the college is host to about 5,500 undergraduates, 400 graduate students, and almost 400 faculty members. Students at the K–12 level who attend public schools in the city are served by the Plattsburgh City School District , which educates 2,000 students in five different schools. Plattsburgh has three commercial newspapers: Plattsburgh has two television stations, WCFE-TV , channel 57,

350-657: A sign at the Plattsburgh Amtrak Station , among others) point the way to "Plattsburg". There is also a former bank building with plattsburg bank inscribed at the top. Plattsburgh is at 44°41′43″N 73°27′30″W  /  44.69528°N 73.45833°W  / 44.69528; -73.45833 (44.695365, −73.458593). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 6.6 square miles (17.0 km ), of which 5.1 square miles (13.1 km )

400-582: Is Burlington, Vermont , which is reachable by a ferry or a bridge located further north at Rouses Point . Ferry service is provided at Cumberland Head , and heads to Grand Isle by the Lake Champlain Transportation Company . There is also a seasonal ferry service offered by the same company in Port Kent , approximately 10 miles to the south. The latter ferry goes to Burlington. Plattsburgh International Airport uses

450-637: Is driven by the increased traffic from Montreal, Quebec . At approximately 80% to 85% of total yearly demand, Plattsburgh's airport markets itself as Montreal's American Airport, given it is closer to Montreal's South Shore Residents than Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport , even with a 10 (workdays/Canadian side) to 20-minute (weekend/Canadian side) average border wait time. Cargo flights are offered by FedEx Feeder which delivers goods to more major airports aboard Cessna Caravans to be shipped on long haul flights and UPS which does similar service using Embrear 110 turboprop aircraft. The city

500-427: Is land and 1.5 square miles (4.0 km ) (23.40%) is water. Plattsburgh is on the western shore of Lake Champlain , in the northeastern part of the state of New York , just south of Cumberland Head . The Saranac River flows through the city, emptying into Lake Champlain. Plattsburgh is classified as a humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfb ) with cold, snowy winters and warm, rainy summers. As of

550-511: Is no service on major holidays. For those going longer distances, Greyhound and Adirondack Trailways offers multiple daily trips towards Montreal and Albany. The largest employers in Clinton County are C.V.P.H. Medical Center , SUNY Plattsburgh , Clinton County Government, Wal-Mart , Sam's Club , Advocacy and Resource Center, City of Plattsburgh, and Swarovski Lighting. SUNY Plattsburgh contributes approximately $ 300 million to

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600-668: Is serviced by the Clinton County Public Transportation (CCPT for short). The county-wide bus service offers passengers city and county-wide bus routes, allowing passengers from surrounding communities to travel to and from Plattsburgh. These routes operate five days a week, with a city-wide shopping shuttle offered on Saturdays. There is no bus service on Sundays or major holidays. The North Country Express (NCE for short) runs every day between Plattsburgh and Potsdam, and every day except Sunday between Plattsburgh and Malone making several stops in between. There

650-479: The 2020 census , making the combined population of Plattsburgh to be 31,727. Plattsburgh lies just to the northeast of Adirondack Park , immediately outside of the park boundaries. It is the second largest community in the North Country region (after Watertown ), and serves as the main commercial hub for the sparsely populated northern Adirondack Mountains. The land around what is referred to as Plattsburgh

700-647: The American Revolutionary War . The centralized American authority proclaimed Plattsburgh in 1785. On March 3, 1815, an act was passed by the New York State legislature incorporating the Village of Plattsburgh out of an area that was formerly the eastern part of the town. The first village elections were held on May 2 of that year. The village incorporated as a city in 1903. The actual boundaries are unknown. The last expedition to survey

750-597: The Preparedness Movement established the first and best-known of its training camps for prospective military volunteers at Plattsburgh. The " Plattsburgh camps " trained about 40,000 potential United States Army commissioned officers in the summers of 1915 and 1916. During the Cold War, military functions took a prominent role in Plattsburgh, which was home to Plattsburgh Air Force Base (PAFB) and

800-579: The War of 1812 's Battle of Plattsburgh ; the city has a War of 1812 museum . The Battle of Plattsburgh is significant, as it was the final battle of the war between the British/Canadian forces and those of the Americans. Plattsburgh Normal School was founded in 1889. It burned in 1929, and relocated to City Hall for three years. In 1932 the college moved into the current Hawkins Hall which became

850-540: The census of 2010, there were 19,989 people, 7,600 households, and 3,473 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,919.4 inhabitants per square mile (1,513.3/km ). There were 8,691 housing units at an average density of 1,704.1 per square mile (658.0/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 89.88% White , 3.5% Black or African American , 0.38% Native American , 2.77% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 1.03% from other races , and 2.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.4% of

900-466: The public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Plattsburgh, New York Plattsburgh is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, New York , United States, situated on the north-western shore of Lake Champlain . The population was 19,841 at the 2020 census . The population of the surrounding (and separately incorporated) Town of Plattsburgh was 11,886 as of

950-577: The runway of the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base , which closed in 1995. The airport terminal was completed in February 2007 with the building being dedicated on April 27, 2007. Direct flights from Plattsburgh include flights to Philadelphia International Airport , Fort Lauderdale , Orlando , St. Petersburg, Florida , and others. Airlines flying out of Plattsburgh include Contour Airlines (which code shares with American Airlines ), Breeze Airways , and Allegiant Air . Plattsburgh flight demand

1000-410: The "h" should be dropped from place names ending in "burgh". Subsequently, local postal officials changed the name of the village post office back to Plattsburg . As a result of the 1951 investigation, the name of the city post office was changed back again to Plattsburgh . At no time was the name of the city itself ever changed. To this day, some signs (including U.S. and Canadian highway signs, and

1050-588: The British and Americans. Woolsey enabled America to grab the lead in the fall of 1812 by acquiring eight schooners to augment Oneida and the three-gun USS  Julia . On November 8, he commanded Oneida when the 19-gun warship and four of the newly acquired schooners encountered HMS  Royal George —a large, 24-gun, ship-rigged sloop-of-war off Kingston and chased her into that port. Later, they followed her in and subjected her to bombardment. In May 1813, Woolsey commanded Oneida as her guns supported

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1100-611: The Canada–U.S. border, and the City of Plattsburgh advertises itself as "Montreal's U.S. suburb". New York state is Quebec's largest trade partner, with about $ 6 billion in trade annually. The proximity leads to Plattsburgh's prominence as a large trade center for a city its size. Amtrak , the national passenger rail system, provides service to Plattsburgh, operating its Adirondack daily in both directions between Montreal and New York City . The closest American city larger than Plattsburgh

1150-606: The Plattsburgh Airbase Redevelopment Corporation (PARC) and is used by a number of industrial manufacturers and commercial airlines. Plattsburgh remains a favorite tourist location for vacationers from Montreal and southern Quebec. Bilingual signs , in English and French, are found in various parts of the city. Today, the city relies largely in part on new industries with a predominantly Canadian and Québécois influence expanding on

1200-602: The Plattsburgh MSA includes all communities in the immediate Clinton County area. Plattsburgh was founded by Zephaniah Platt in 1785 after he was granted the land by George Clinton . Platt, who was from Poughkeepsie, New York , established the new city of Plattsburgh to buffer emerging American interests in the Saint Lawrence River valley and Lake Champlain valley after the American victory in

1250-736: The Society of the War of 1812 in Illinois, John Meloy Stahl, published in 1918 "The Battle of Plattsburg: A Study in and of The War of 1812." In 1950, the editor of the New York State Legislative Manual, seeking to simplify the organization of that year's manual, requested a listing of state post offices from the United States Postal Service . Upon review of the listing, the difference in spelling

1300-404: The average family size was 2.83. In the city, the population was spread out, with 16.5% under the age of 18, 27.7% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males. The median income for a household in the city

1350-659: The base of the modern campus. In 1948 it became State University of New York at Plattsburgh . Plattsburgh was home to minor league baseball . The Plattsburgh Brewers team was based in Plattsburgh between 1895 and 1907. Plattsburgh teams played as members of the Eastern International League (1895), International League (1896), Northern New York League (1901–1905), Independent Northern League (1906), New Hampshire State League (1907) and Vermont State League (1907). Baseball Hall of Fame member Eddie Collins played for Plattsburgh in 1906. In 1915,

1400-520: The boundaries ended in disaster; all following endeavors for an accurate survey of the borders of the Town of Plattsburgh and the City of Plattsburgh were relinquished to fate and luck. With its significant location on a major water thoroughfare and proximity to the Canada–U.S. border , Plattsburgh has been the site of a number of historic events including the Revolutionary War 's Battle of Valcour Island and

1450-454: The buildup of tensions with Great Britain, the US Navy established a shipyard for warships and rapidly built eleven ships at the facility, employing 3,000 men at the yard, many recruited from New York City. At the same time, Woolsey received a concurrent assignment as the commanding officer of the shore facilities located there. When the United States went to war with Great Britain in 1812, he

1500-570: The capture of York ( Toronto ) and the assault on Fort George . Woolsey was promoted to master commandant in July 1813 and, by August, was in the new schooner USS  Sylph . Late in September 1813, he commanded his ship in a running fight between the American lake flotilla and Commodore James Lucas Yeo 's British force. That series of skirmishes resulted in another period of American dominance of Lake Ontario. On 5 October, his ship participated in

1550-488: The capture of the enemy cutter HMS Drummond and the sloops-of-war HMS  Elizabeth , HMS Mary Ann , and HMS Lady Gore off False Duck Island . In May 1814, after a winter of feverish preparation for the third summer of campaigning, Woolsey went to the supply depot at Oswego to pick up guns, cables, and other supplies needed at Sackett's Harbor . While he was there, the British squadron appeared off Oswego. By spreading false intelligence about his destination, Woolsey

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1600-517: The former airbase as well as established manufacturing plants, such as Bombardier , Nova Bus , and others. Plattsburgh is sometimes historically spelled as Plattsburg , leaving off the "h". Many historic documents relating to the famous naval engagement between the United States and Britain in 1814 refer to the Battle of Plattsburg . As a result, some history has been written using the latter spelling. For example, historian and former president of

1650-621: The largest Citizens' Military Training Camps prior to World War I , and Plattsburgh Air Force Base , the east coast center of operations for the Strategic Air Command during much of the Cold War period. The conversion of the base to a civilian airport in the 1990s resulted from the Base Realignment and Closure process during the wind down of the Cold War , and today it serves as a hub for economic development for

1700-522: The liquid fueled missiles such as the Atlas and Titan were retired. The 556 SMS began deactivating in the spring of 1965, completing that task later that year. Despite its numerous awards for performance excellence, PAFB was closed on September 29, 1995, in a round of national base closures in the early 1990s as the Air Force began to pare down its post-Cold War missions. The base property is now managed by

1750-409: The population. There were 7,600 households, out of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.1% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54.3% were non-families. 40.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and

1800-451: The range of Montreal , Quebec , and other Canadian television stations. Some of these Canadian stations, including CBFT-DT , CBMT-DT and CFCF-DT , are available on Charter Communications , the cable franchise serving Plattsburgh. The city is about a 60-minute drive from Montreal , Canada's second most populous city, which is also the largest city in Quebec . Many people commute across

1850-531: The region. The city was named one of the Financial Times Top 10 Micro Cities of the Future several times. The city of Plattsburgh is the population center and county seat at the heart of the Plattsburgh micropolitan statistical area (MSA) with a population of 82,128 according to the 2010 Census. A statistical area representing the greater Plattsburgh region (as defined by the U.S. government),

1900-407: The regional economy each fiscal year. Other large companies in the area include: ALSTOM Transportation , which builds rail-cars in a 219,000 sq ft (20,300 m ) plant; Norsk Titanium, which opened its U.S. branch in Plattsburgh to make parts for the aerospace industry through the use of titanium rapid plasma deposition; and Nova Bus and Prevost which manufactures busses for

1950-460: The scene and assumed overall command of American naval activities on the Great Lakes. Woolsey stayed on as second in command and remained commanding officer of Oneida . During the fall of 1812, Woolsey concentrated upon the construction, purchase, and outfitting of additional war vessels. Throughout the entire war, a construction race caused naval dominance on Lake Ontario to alternate between

2000-535: The silos were in New York, while two were across Lake Champlain in Vermont. The squadron played an active role in the 1962 Cuban Missile crisis, giving President Kennedy a powerful negotiating tool in dealing with Nikita Khrushchev . The 556 SMS's life was relatively short lived since the Atlas was a liquid fuel system that was expensive and difficult to maintain. As the solid fuel Minuteman ICBM began to come on line,

2050-434: The squadron itself. The Americans defeated the enemy convincingly, killing 10, wounding 52, and capturing the rest. Woolsey proceeded to Sackett's Harbor with his ordnance and supplies. Soon thereafter, he assumed command of the new brig, USS  Jones , and retained that command until the end of the war in 1815. Woolsey left Sacketts Harbor in 1824 to assume command of the frigate, USS  Constellation . He took it on

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2100-579: The war, Master Commandant Woolsey remained in command of the naval station at Sacketts Harbor. In 1816, he was promoted to captain and likely married Susan Cornelia Treadwell of Long Island, New York that year. Together, they were the parents of: Commodore Woolsey died May 18, 1838, at Utica, New York . The United States Navy named two destroyers in his honor: USS  Woolsey  (DD-77) and USS  Woolsey  (DD-437) commemorating both him and his son, Commodore Melancthon Brooks Woolsey . [REDACTED]   This article incorporates text from

2150-400: Was $ 28,846, and the median income for a family was $ 46,337. Males had a median income of $ 35,429 versus $ 26,824 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 17,127. About 13.6% of families and 23.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over. The government is headed by a mayor elected by a citywide vote and

2200-513: Was a descendant of George Jarvis Woolsey, an emigrant from England who was one of the earliest settlers of New Amsterdam and married Rebecca Cornell (a daughter of Thomas Cornell ), Through his mother, he was a descendant of the Livingston , Schuyler , and Van Rensselaer families. After studying law for a time, Woolsey entered the Navy as a midshipman on April 9, 1800. His first assignment

2250-520: Was able to take advantage of a dark night and make good his escape. The British learned of their mistake and sought to overtake him, which they did at Sandy Creek. Woolsey had prepared an ambush in concert with Maj. Daniel Appling and his 150-man contingent of the United States Rifle Regiment. The British landing force was soundly trounced by Appling's riflemen and 200 Indian allies. Woolsey, in turn, brought his guns to bear on

2300-472: Was noted. The city was contacted and an investigation was begun by postal authorities. United States Postal Service records show that the name of the post office was originally Plattsburg but was changed to Plattsburgh by 1828. In 1891, the Postmaster General ordered that post offices follow the standards set by the newly created United States Board on Geographic Names , which decided that

2350-695: Was previously inhabited by the Iroquois, Western Abenaki, Mohican, and Mohawk people. Samuel de Champlain was the first ever recorded European that sailed into Champlain Valley and later claimed the region as a part of New France in 1609. Plattsburgh was the site of the amphibious Battle of Plattsburgh in the War of 1812 , a key American victory that marked the end of hostilities in the Northern United States. It has been an important military outpost for much of its history, from hosting one of

2400-493: Was still in command of Oneida and the shore station at Sackett's Harbor . On July 19, 1812, a British squadron of five ships appeared. Woolsey attempted to escape to open water with Oneida , but the enemy squadron sealed off that avenue. Instead, he returned to Sackett's Harbor, landed half his battery, and repelled the British convincingly after a sharp two-hour exchange. Early in October, Commodore Isaac Chauncey arrived on

2450-555: Was the frigate USS  Adams , on which he made a cruise to the West Indies in 1800 and 1801. He served briefly in the First Barbary War just before its end in 1805. In 1807, the newly promoted Woolsey received orders to Washington, D.C. , where he developed a code of signals for the Navy. From there, he was ordered to the shores of Lake Ontario in 1808 to supervise the construction of USS  Oneida . Given

2500-658: Was the location of the Strategic Air Command 's primary wing on the East Coast due to its geographic desirability. The base's location in the Champlain Valley (protected by the rain shadow of the Adirondack Mountains ) ensured consistent, year-round weather that was safe for take-offs and landings. The 380th Bombardment, Aerospace, and Refueling Wings, all stationed at PAFB, included B-52 Bombers , air-refueling "tankers", and FB-111s . The base had

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