Fort Covington

Fort Covington (HM1I4E)

Location: Fort Covington, NY 12937 Franklin County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 59.304', W 74° 29.74'

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New York

— 1790 —

First named French Mills in the 1790's by immigrant settlers who came from lower Canada to work in the Robertson and Buchanan Mills on the Salmon River. In 1817 it was renamed Fort Covington in honor of Brigadier General Leonard Covington, who died during the American - British War of 1812. General Covington was mortally wounded on November 11, 1813 at the battle of Chrysler's Farm in Williamsburg Ontario, Canada.
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Date Added Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014 at 5:02am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 539757 N 4981785
Decimal Degrees44.98840000, -74.49566667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 59.304', W 74° 29.74'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 59' 18.24" N, 74° 29' 44.4" W
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Area Code(s)518
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2477-2481 Chateaugay St, Fort Covington NY 12937, US
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