Morehouse, New York
| Morehouse, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Hamilton County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 43°26′N 74°44′W / 43.433°N 74.733°WCoordinates: 43°26′N 74°44′W / 43.433°N 74.733°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Hamilton |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | William G. Farber (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 194.7 sq mi (504.4 km2) |
| • Land | 191.1 sq mi (495.0 km2) |
| • Water | 3.6 sq mi (9.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,287 ft (697 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 86 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-48340 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979237 |
Morehouse is a town in Hamilton County, New York, USA. The population was 86 at the 2010 census. The name is that of an early developer, Andrew K. Morehouse.
The Town of Morehouse is in the Adirondack Park. The town is in the southwestern corner of the county and is north of Utica.
Morehouse was formed from part of the Town of Lake Pleasant in 1835. Morehouse ("Morehouseville") was created by land developer and entrepreneur Andrew King Morehouse (1805-1884); the post office there opened on April 9, 1834. (Morehouse owned 60,000 acres of wilderness in Hamilton, Herkimer and Saratoga Counties, but ultimately ended up dying in a poorhouse.) Part of the town was later taken and added to the Town of Long Lake. An additional part of Morehouse was taken for Long Lake in 1861. In 1901, the Town of Inlet was formed from the northern end of the town.
The town is notable for many failed attempts to develop it economically. Ultimately, those parts of the original town only became important after separation from Morehouse.
One of the most newsworthy events to occur in town was the crash landing of an American Airways Curtis Condor in December 1934 and daring rescue of the crew by locals on snowshoes in the southern end of town.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 194.7 square miles (504 km2), of which, 191.1 square miles (495 km2) of it is land and 3.6 square miles (9.3 km2) of it (1.86%) is water.
The western and southern town lines of Morehouse are the border of Herkimer County.
The West Canada Creek flows out the west town line, and other tributaries of that stream flow through the town. The Moose River marks the north town line.
New York State Route 8, an east-west highway, is the only significant road in Hoffmeister.
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