The Peru Gazette

The Town of Schuyler Falls, by an act of the New York State Legislature, was ‘erected’ on April 4, 1848, from the earlier established town of Plattsburgh.  Hamlets in the current town – Schuyler Falls, Morrisonville, Woods Mills, Irish Settlement, Salmon River – were settled in the late 1700s and 1800s when much of the area was known simply as Plattsburgh.

This Tuesday, April 4^th, the Historians’ Office in the Schuyler Falls Town Hall is celebrating the town’s official birthday with an open house from 11 am to 4 pm.  All are invited to stop in anytime to enjoy a piece of birthday cake, see displays, share stories and more at this first event celebrating the town’s birthday.

Additional events are being planned throughout the year, with a parade and festival on Saturday, August 12^th, Music in the Park that evening, and many happenings, especially August 11-20, including the traditional Schuyler Falls town-wide garage sale weekend of August 18-19-20.

Connect at the April 4^th birthday celebration to suggest additional events, volunteer to help and visit with neighbors and friends and share the fun with a piece of cake.

For more information or questions, contact the Town Hall at 518-563-1129, x8 or x4547 for Town Historian Barb Benkwitt (cell 518-565-6263, historian@schuylerfallsny.com .