Brasher, New York
| Brasher, New York | |
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 Brasher, New York
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| Coordinates: 44°52′33″N 74°43′4″W / 44.87583°N 74.71778°WCoordinates: 44°52′33″N 74°43′4″W / 44.87583°N 74.71778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | St. Lawrence |
| Area | |
| • Total | 92.1 sq mi (238.5 km2) |
| • Land | 91.2 sq mi (236.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 240 ft (73 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,512 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-07938 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978750 |
Brasher is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, USA. The population was 2,512 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Philip Brasher, an original landowner.
The Town of Brasher is in the northeast corner of the county and is southeast of the Village of Massena.
Settlement began after 1815 as the town was organized in 1825 from the Town of Massena. In 1827, a small part of the town of Lawrence was added to Brasher.
The boundary between Lawrence and Brasher originally continued straight across the St. Regis River to the Stockholm town line. It was changed to follow the center of the river upstream to the Stockholm line.The iron industry played an important part in the early history of the town, initially mining and smelting, but later including the production of stoves and other goods.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 92.1 square miles (239 km2), of which, 91.2 square miles (236 km2) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) of it (0.97%) is water.
The St. Regis River, a tributary of the St. Lawrence River flows in the western part of the town. The Deer River flows into the St. Regis at Helena. Smaller tributaries are Bell Brook, Squeak Brook, Lawrence Brook, Red Water Brook and Trout Brook. Red Water Brook was dammed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. At the location of the pond, Walter Pratt Memorial Forest is the site of a primitive camping and picnic area operated by NY State Dept. of Environmental Conservation, known locally as the "CC Dam". There are nearly 20,000 acres of NY State owned forest lands in the town and the DEC has a maintenance facility located near Vice Rd. in Brasher Falls. Many miles of Trails are maintained in the State Forest. These trails are used for hiking, hunting, fishing, cross-country skiing, horseback riding and snowmobiling. All terrain vehicles have been a subject of controversy and are not currently permitted on state lands.
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