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Lake George, nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes, [2] is a long, narrow oligotrophic lake located at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains, in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York.
The Village of Lake George is a village within the town of Lake George in Warren County, New York, United States, located at the southern end of its namesake lake. The population was 906 at the 2010 census. [2] It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. [3]
Fort William Henry was a British fort at the southern end of Lake George, in the province of New York. The fort's construction was ordered by Sir William Johnson in September 1755, during the French and Indian War , as a staging ground for attacks against the French position at Fort St. Frédéric .
Lake George Battlefield Park Historic District is a national historic district relating to the French and Indian War Battle of Lake George and located near Lake George in Warren County, New York. The parkland was purchased and developed by New York State between 1896 and 1965.
Lake George is a town in Warren County, New York, United States. The population was 3,502 at the 2020 census. [ 3 ] The town is named after the lake, Lake George .
The Battle of Lake George was fought on 8 September 1755, in the north of the Province of New York. [2] It was part of a campaign by the British to expel the French from North America, in the French and Indian War. [3] General Jean-Armand, and Baron de Dieskau led a variety of regulars and irregulars.
The Sagamore is a Victorian-era resort hotel located on Lake George in Bolton Landing, New York. It occupies the private Green Island on Lake George. Since 1983, it has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. [citation needed]
The Old Warren County Courthouse Complex is located at the corner of Amherst and Canada streets (US 9/NY 9N) in Lake George, New York, United States. It is a large brick building erected in five stages from the 1840s to the 1890s. Not all of the stages built are extant. [2]