Town of Newcomb, Essex County, NY

NEWCOMB
Essex County
New York

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Near this point
while driving hastily
from Tahawus Club
to North Creek
at 2:15 am September 14, 1901
Theodore Roosevelt
became
President of the United States
as William McKinley
expired in Buffalo

Lake Harris
house
interior

Newcomb

The Town of Newcomb was formed from the Towns of Minerva and Moriah on March 15, 1828. It was first
settled around 1816 by Joseph Chandler and other settlers such as James Chandler, Collins Hewitt, and
William Butler followed. The town was named after Daniel T. Newcomb, the town's first supervisor.

Historian

Virginia Hall

5473 State Route 28N
Newcomb, NY 12852

518-582-2865

COMMUNITIES IN THE TOWN OF NEWCOMB

Newcomb, North Creek, Tahawus, Tahawus Club, Winebrook

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