Fort Plain, New York
Fort Plain is a village in Montgomery County, New York. In 2010, 2,322 people lived in Fort Plain. The village is named after a fort that was built during the American Revolution near the village.[2]
| Coordinates: 42°55′51″N 74°37′29″W / 42.93083°N 74.62472°WCoordinates: 42°55′51″N 74°37′29″W / 42.93083°N 74.62472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Central New York Region |
| County | Montgomery |
| Town | Minden |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patrick L. Hanifin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.40 sq mi (3.63 km2) |
| • Land | 1.34 sq mi (3.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 305 ft (93 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,930 |
| • Density | 1,434.94/sq mi (554.22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 13339 |
| FIPS code | 36-26924 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0950490 |
| Website | Village website |
The village of Fort Plain is next to the Towns of Minden and Canajoharie, and is west of Amsterdam. Bud Fowler, the first African American professional baseball player, was born in Fort Plain.[3]
Fort Plain, New York Media
Perspective map of Fort Plain and Nelliston, New York with list of landmarks published by L.R. Burleigh in 1891
References
- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 129.
- ↑ James A. Riley (1994). The biographical encyclopedia of the Negro baseball leagues. Internet Archive. Carroll & Graf Publishers. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-7867-0065-3.
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