Local History

The War of 1812 made a stop in Plattsburgh, N.Y., when American militia and British army regiments fought and died over the course of several days. It was one of the great battles in local history and one of the only times Plattsburgh made it into the history books.

The town is much more important than that, though; it also had weapons of mass destruction prepared in case the Cold War escalated. It has survived economic spirals and was home to luxury industries. Many of this happened all within the last 100 years, and it has shaped the town of Plattsburgh more than many realize.