Town of Moriah, Essex County, NY

MORIAH
Essex County
New York

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Kidder
Letter

Hotel Sherman, South Main Street, Moriah, NY

Hotel Sherman

Main Street South
Moriah

1907
Old Iron
Bridge

Moriah

1889
Port Henry

1860s
Miss S.A.Sprague
Letter
Port Henry
Patriotic
Postmark

                                           Baptist Church
                                                         Moriah

1910
Presbyterian Church
Port Henry

1910 Presbyterian Church, Port Henry, NY

1920s
High School

Port Henry

1935
Port Henry

Main Street

Witherbee
Memorial Hall
Mineville

The Town of Moriah was first settled by William McKenzie (b. 1759 - d. 1815) in 1785, and established
as a town in 1808.
Thomas Mead was another of the first to settle. One tradition says the community was named for a district in
Palestine; another says it was named for the biblical mountain on which
Abraham was commanded to sacrifice Isaac.
Early industry consisted of the mining and smelting or iron. The last mine closed in 19.

Historian

Joan Daby

43 Bridge Street
Port Henry, NY

518-546-7525

COMMUNITIES IN THE TOWN OF MORIAH

Mineville, Moriah, Moriah Center, Port Henry, Witherbee

Port Henry Webshots

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Ferries on Lake Champlain