Plattsburgh 📍

Scenic Clinton County is located in the Northeast corner of New York State, bordering on beautiful Lake Champlain. With the majestic Adirondack Mountains and numerous lakes, rivers and tributaries, it is an ideal place to live, work or visit. Enjoy fishing, skiing, swimming, boating, hiking, camping or virtually any outdoor activity in our County.

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🖼️ Photos
Map: Debar Pond

Heating Fuel in Plattsburgh

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With the low-cost of municipal electricity in City of Plattsburgh, many people heat with electricity despite the relative cold the city gets during the winter.
Map: Empire State Topography

Water Pollution in Lake Champlain, Georgia-Pacific Mill 1964

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Back in 1964, water pollution was much less regulated in New York State, and waste water from the toilet paper making process was dumped directly into Lake Champlain, leaving the area around Wilcox Dock looking very white in color on this Spring 1964 aerial photo.

Water Pollution in Lake Champlain, Georgia-Pacific Mill 1964

Map: Sand Lake

Wilcox Dock in April 1952

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The now popular Wilcox Dock in Plattsburgh as a launch location for large fishing conditions, once was terribly polluted in 1950s from the Georgia-Pacific Toilet Paper plant.
Thematic Map: Cedar River Flow Campsites
Map: St. Regis River Reservior