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Sackets Harbor, New York
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Coordinates: 43°56′47″N 76°7′4″W / 43.94639, -76.11778
Country United States
State New York
County Jefferson
Area
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 - Land 2. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 sq mi (5. 9 km²)
 - Water 0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²)
Elevation 282 ft (86 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 1,386
 - Density 609. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi (235. 2/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 13685
Area code(s) 315
FIPS code 36-64408
GNIS feature ID 0963166

Sackets Harbor is a village in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 315 is a Telephone Area code in Upstate New York. It Stretches from west of Syracuse to Little Falls, north to the Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. Jefferson County is a County located in the US state of New York. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 1,386 at the 2000 census. The village was named after land developer and owner Augustus Sackett.

The Village of Sackets Harbor is within the western part of the Town of Hounsfield and is west of Watertown. Hounsfield is a Town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. Watertown (town New York Watertown is a city in the State of New York and the County seat of Jefferson County The heart of the village, with a Main Street and well-preserved 19th c. buildings, has been recognized as a National Register Historic District.

Because of its unique protected harbor on Lake Ontario and military installations created there, the village had national importance through the 19th century. To support the War of 1812, the US Navy built a major shipyard and its headquarters for the Great Lakes at the village. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies The Army constructed earthenworks, forts, barracks and supporting infrastructure to defend the village and navy shipyard. Soon after the war, the Army strengthened its defenses on the northern frontier by constructing Madison Barracks.

Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site commemorates a battle and the contribution of the area to the stalemate of the War of 1812. Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site is a historically important location in Jefferson County, New York, USA. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies

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History

Sackets Harbor was founded in 1801 by Augustus Sackett, a land speculator from New York City. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday He and others had high hopes for trade across Lake Ontario with Kingston and other parts of Canada. The village was the most significant community in the area until the founding of the City of Watertown. Watertown (town New York Watertown is a city in the State of New York and the County seat of Jefferson County The area attracted migrants from New England, as well as new immigrants from Great Britain and France. They cleared heavy forest and gradually constructed houses. By the 1810 census there were 943 qualified voters in the village. After the War of 1812, Sackets Harbor incorporated as a village in 1814. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

The American Revolution did not resolve all issues with Great Britain. Border issues and increasing tensions led the US to impose the Embargo Act of 1807 prohibiting trade with Great Britain, which effectively included Canada. People on both sides of the border, Canadian (many of them native Americans, including Loyalists who had fled there after the Revolution) and American, quickly built up a vigorous smuggling trade across the waters.

The US government first stationed forces in the area to try to reduce smuggling.

War of 1812

As tensions increased with Great Britain, the US began to build up forces at Sackets Harbor. The scale of buildup was such that the citizens were outnumbered on a scale of about 8:1 by thousands of sailors and soldiers, camp followers and traders. Limited sanitary facilities and knowledge made dense troop encampments breeding grounds for contagious diseases which increased mortality rates for villagers, too.

The village was the location of two battles during the War of 1812. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies In the first battle in 1812, the brig "Oneida" and shore batteries repulsed an attacking force of five British ships. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The village became a major base of operations, both for the Navy (including US Marine Corps) and Army, for the duration of the war. The Army built defensive earthworks around much of the village, and Fort Tompkins with barracks near Navy Point. Local militia built Fort Volunteer north of the village main streets. [1] Thousands of troops gathered to defend the shipyard and village, and to attack Canada.

The numbers of troops so exceeded what could be built to shelter them that in 1813 troops were housed with residents, in stores, in barns and in tents. Village women counted themselves lucky if they were only cooking for officers. By the spring of 1813 the Army had gathered approximately 5200 men in the village. [2]

Most importantly, by 1813 the village became the US Naval Headquarters on the Great Lakes for the war. Three thousand men with shipbuilding and carpentry skills, hundreds brought from New York City because of a lack of locally skilled craftsmen, were soon working at the Navy Point shipyard. They built eleven warships whose operations were critical to the United States' ability to defeat Great Britain for control of the Great Lakes.

In the second Battle of Sackett's Harbor in May 1813 British forces landed and attacked the village, but they were again driven off. The Battle of Sackett's Harbor took place on May 29 1813 during the Anglo-American War of 1812. Most of the American garrison and ships were at the opposite end of the lake at the time. The American defense was marred by officers' mistaken orders at Navy Point to destroy stores and a partially constructed ship, to prevent capture by the British.

The end of the war came before the last warship, the USS New Orleans, was completed. Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS New Orleans, after the city of New Orleans Louisiana It was put into storage and never completed. It was scrapped by 1883. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

19th through 20th Century

The military recognized the continued importance of Sackets Harbor's strategic location. The Navy Shipyard operated until 1874. In 1848 a new Sackets Harbor Naval Station was constructed. After 1884, it was used mostly for training. The Army took over land just north of the village to build Madison Barracks (c. 1814-1819). Well into the late 19th c. , this was a substantial military installation, with additional construction including housing, a school, a hospital, stables and supporting infrastructure. In WWI the base was used primarily as a hospital post and in WWII as a training post.

Madison Barracks has been listed as a National Register Historic District. The New York State Museum of Military History calls it "a living museum of military architecture". [1] Comprising the northeastern quarter of the village, the Madison Barracks is being slowly redeveloped as a planned commercial/residential area: [2]. The New York City consortium Fort Pike Associates holds title to unsold land in the complex.

The village was an important lake port through most of the 19th Century. Navy Point became a commercial shipyard and later a marina. From 1870-1930, the village was a popular destination for summer vacations, attracting visitors from Chicago and other cities around the Great Lakes. Heritage tourism and summer recreation are renewed sources of growth for the village. Developments of new houses are in planning and village review.

Notable people of the past

Additional historic facts

Company B of the United States Regiment of Dragoons, which is today 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, was organized at Sackets Harbor on July 29, 1833. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common It moved west to join the rest of the regiment at Jefferson Barracks, Lemay, Missouri, arriving September 6, 1833. The Jefferson Barracks Military Post, located on the Mississippi River at Lemay Missouri, which is just south of St Lemay is a Census-designated place (CDP in St Louis County, Missouri, United States. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

Sackets Harbor is the hometown of Funny Cide, the famous dual classic-winning gelding owned by Sackatoga Stable. Funny Cide (born April 20 2000 is a Thoroughbred Race horse who won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 2003

It lends its name to the World War II tanker, the SS Sackets Harbor. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The SS Sacketts Harbor was a T2 tanker that was built in August 1943

Geography

Sackets Harbor is located at 43°56′47″N, 76°7′4″W (43. 946503, -76. 117758)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 3 square miles (5. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 9 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

The village is on Black Water Bay, southwest of the mouth of the Black River, on Lake Ontario. The Black River is a blackwater River that empties into the eastern end of Lake Ontario on the shore of Jefferson County New York in the Its protected harbor was critical to the founding and early history of the village. Much of Lake Ontario was gouged out of rock by glaciers. There were few protected harbors on the south shore deep enough for major shipping in the early 19th century.

New York State Route 3 passes east of the village, which is at the convergence of County Roads 62 (Sulphur Springs Road) and 75 (Adams Road/Dodge Avenue). New York State Route 3 is a major east-west State highway in the U

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,386 people, 653 households, and 370 families residing in the village. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 609. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1 people per square mile (234. 7/km²). There were 791 housing units at an average density of 347. 6/sq mi (134. 0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97. 26% White, 0. 43% African American, 0. 29% Native American, 0. 29% Asian, 0. 36% from other races, and 1. 37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 73% of the population.

There were 653 households out of which 23. 1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45. 2% were married couples living together, 8. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43. 3% were non-families. 35. 1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 11 and the average family size was 2. 72.

In the village the population was spread out with 18. 8% under the age of 18, 11. 0% from 18 to 24, 37. 7% from 25 to 44, 21. 7% from 45 to 64, and 10. 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 113. 6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113. 3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $42,629, and the median income for a family was $51,397. Males had a median income of $33,696 versus $26,917 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,269. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 5. 8% of families and 7. 8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 9% of those under age 18 and 7. 7% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ Sacketts Harbor Forts
  2. ^ Wilder, Patrick A. The Battle of Sackett's Harbour: 1813, Baltimore, MD, Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America, 1994, p. 40
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  4. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes

1. Sackets Harbor Forts, New York State Military Museum accessed 30 Sept 2007

2. Patrick A. Wilder, The Battle of Sackett's Harbour: 1813, Baltimore, MD, Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America, 1994, p. 49

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