Edinburgh, New York
| Edinburg, New York | |
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 Edinburg, New York
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| Coordinates: 43°13′20″N 74°5′36″W / 43.22222°N 74.09333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Saratoga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67.1 sq mi (173.7 km2) |
| • Land | 60.1 sq mi (155.6 km2) |
| • Water | 7.0 sq mi (18.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,155 ft (352 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,384 |
| • Density | 23.0/sq mi (8.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-23591 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978925 |
Edinburg (originally Edinburgh) is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,384 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the city of Edinburgh in Scotland.
The Town of Edinburg is in the northwest part of the county and is north of Schenectady. It is within the Adirondack Park.
The Town of Edinburg is located within the Adirondack Park on the shores of the Great Sacandaga Lake in northwestern Saratoga County.
The first recorded settlers arrived in the Sacandaga River Valley area via Fish House in 1787. Abijah Stark came with his family from Coleraine, Massachusetts and settled first just north of Fish House near the Providence town line. They were followed shortly by the Andersons, Westcotts, Randall and Bass families
These people came because of the tall, virgin pine forests, fertile lands of the river valley and more "elbow room." Many of these heads of households had seen the valley before, when serving their country during the Revolutionary War. They had heard that land here was cheap and "the living was better for less work."
Settlement on the west side of the river near Beecher's Hollow started in the early 1790s with the Sumner, Barker, Deming and Partridge families. Batchellerville on the east side started in the late 1790s and early 1800s with the Noyes, Gordon, Batcheller and DeGolia families---just to name a few.
The town was originally part of the Town of Providence but the area quickly grew. In 1801 the settlers decided that the town was big enough to have a name of its own and at an informal meeting on March 13, 1801 it became Northfield. However, in 1808 it was renamed Edinburgh because another Northfield was discovered in New York State.
The first town meeting was held on April 7, 1801. Some of the laws enacted were to raise $50.00 to take care of the towns poor and that hogs could run at large. Apparently that law did not work out too well because at a town meeting in 1802 it was decided that hogs could run at large but should wear "a good and sufficient yoak." Boar hogs were not to run, after being two months old, after the first of May until the 25th of December. Every boar hog being found to run after the above date the owner of such hog was to pay $1.00 or forfeit the hog.
Ram sheep were also restricted from running at large from September until November. By March 1824 fence viewers were paid $.75 per day.
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