US Post Office--Hudson Falls, Hudson Falls, NY
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N 43° 17.990 W 073° 35.131
18T E 614730 N 4795082
Hudson Falls, NY 12839 US Post Office located at 114 Main Street, Hudson Falls, NY.
Waymark Code: WM847D
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/24/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Big B Bob
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As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 6,927. It was the county seat of Washington County until 1994, when the county seat was moved to Fort Edward.

The village was founded in a land patent granted to James Bradshaw and his associates May 1762 as Baker's Falls. In 1810 it was incorporated as the village of Sandy Hill. The village assumed its current name in 1910.

There is a chiseled plaque on the building which reads:

Henry Morgenthau Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
James A Farley
Postmaster General
Louis A Simon
Supervising Architect
Neal A Melick
Supervising Engineer
1935
Street address:
114 Main Street
Hudson Falls, New York USA
12839


County / Borough / Parish: Washington County

Year listed: 1989

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1925-1949

Historic function: Government

Current function: Government

Privately owned?: no

Season start / Season finish: From: 09/09/2014 To: 09/09/2014

Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 4:30 PM

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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