Rouses Point
| Rouses Point, New York | |
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| Village | |
Looking north at downtown Rouses Point on US11
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 Location in Clinton County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 44°59′15″N 73°22′3″W / 44.98750°N 73.36750°WCoordinates: 44°59′15″N 73°22′3″W / 44.98750°N 73.36750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Clinton |
| Town | Champlain |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.5 sq mi (6.4 km2) |
| • Land | 1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 112 ft (34 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,209 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 2,161 |
| • Density | 890/sq mi (350/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12979 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-63979 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0963048 |
| Website | www.rousespointny.com |
Rouses Point is a village in Clinton County, New York, United States, along the 45th parallel. The population was 2,209 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Jacques Roux, a French Canadian soldier who fought alongside the Americans during the War of Independence. It is on the west shore of the northern end of Lake Champlain, in the northeast part of the town of Champlain. It is north of the city of Plattsburgh and less than one mile south of the Canada–United States border.
Rouses Point was first settled around 1783 by Canadian and Nova Scotian refugees who were granted tracts of land in reward for their services during the American Revolution. Steamboats were a booming business on this part of the lake; the second commercial steamboat in the world was launched on Lake Champlain, with Rouses Point as its first port-of-call. Steamboat traffic continued on the lake for the next 100 years, until displaced by the railroad.
Edward Thurber built the first frame house in 1818. Legend has it that President James Monroe stayed there. By 1860, Rouses Point had a variety of shops and tradespeople such as loggers, bakers, tailors, carpenters, blacksmiths, prostitutes, and hatters. Its location on the Canada–US border made it an important stop on the Underground Railroad, through which many African-Americans escaped to freedom.
Rouses Point became an incorporated village in 1877, and grew to a population of over 2,000 by 1892. The Delaware and Hudson Railway opened a station, connecting the village to New York City and Montreal.
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