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Goff Island
Goff Island is an island on Seventh Lake in Hamilton County, New York. It is named after brothers Frederick Harris Goff (banker, who established the Cleveland Foundation The Cleveland Foundation, based in Cleveland, Ohio, is the world's first community foundation and one of the largest today, with assets of $2.5 billion and annual grants of more than $100 million. Established in 1914 by banker Frederick Harris Gof ...) and Isaac Channing Goff (industrialist), who built vacation camps on the island circa 1900. References {{authority control Islands of New York (state) ...
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Seventh Lake
Seventh Lake is a lake located by Inlet, New York. It is part of the Fulton Chain Lakes. The outlet flows through a channel into Sixth Lake and the main inlet flows through a creek from Eighth Lake. Fish species present in the lake are brown trout, lake whitefish, lake trout, smelt, landlocked salmon, rainbow trout, white sucker, black bullhead, yellow perch, and pumpkinseed sunfish. There is a state owned hard surface ramp of NY-28, 3 miles east of Inlet with parking for 20 trucks and trailers. Tributaries and locations *Goff Island Goff Island is an island on Seventh Lake in Hamilton County, New York. It is named after brothers Frederick Harris Goff (banker, who established the Cleveland Foundation The Cleveland Foundation, based in Cleveland, Ohio, is the world's first co ... – An island located by where the Wheeler Creek enters the lake. References {{authority control Lakes of New York (state) Lakes of Hamilton County, New York ...
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Hamilton County, New York
Hamilton County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,107, making it the least populous county in New York. With an area nearly the size of Delaware, it is the least densely populated county east of the Mississippi River. Its county seat is Lake Pleasant. The county is named after Alexander Hamilton, the only member of the New York State delegation who signed the United States Constitution in 1787 and later the first United States Secretary of the Treasury. The county was created in 1816 and organized in 1847. Hamilton County is one of only two counties that lie entirely within the Adirondack Park (Essex being the other). Because of its location in the park, any development in the county is restricted by the New York State Constitution, which designates the park as " forever wild." There are no permanent traffic lights in the county, and much of the county has no cell phone service. History On April 12, 1816, Hamilton Cou ...
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Inlet, New York
Inlet is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Hamilton County, New York, Hamilton County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 333 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from its location at the eastern end (inlet) of Fourth Lake, part of the Fulton Chain of Lakes. The town is on the western edge of Hamilton County. History The area developed to serve the needs of many sportsmen after the middle of the 19th century, and was known as the "Inlet on Fourth Lake". The town of Inlet was formed in 1901 from the north part of the town of Morehouse, New York, Morehouse. In 1901, the community of Inlet set itself off as a village by incorporation, but has since abandoned that status. About the area Inlet has been a hub of Adirondack tourism for more than a century. Inlet is surrounded by over one million acres (400,000 ha) of lands within the Adirondack Park that are easily accessible. ''An American Tragedy'', Theodore Dreiser's award-winni ...
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Cleveland Foundation
The Cleveland Foundation, based in Cleveland, Ohio, is the world's first community foundation and one of the largest today, with assets of $2.5 billion and annual grants of more than $100 million. Established in 1914 by banker Frederick Harris Goff, the Cleveland Foundation partners with donors to improve the lives of residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties, now and for generations to come. The Cleveland Foundation is made up of more than 800 funds representing individuals, families, organizations and corporations. The current president and chief executive officer is Ronald "Ronn" Richard. The foundation was founded by Frederick Harris Goff, a well-known banker at the Cleveland Trust Company, who sought to eliminate the "dead hand" of organized philanthropy. He created a dynamic, corporately structured foundation that could utilize community gifts in a responsive and need-appropriate manner. In 2019, 1,871 place-based foundations exist internationally. In its first decade ...
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