Rooseveltown is a
hamlet in the town of
Massena, New York, United States located in
St. Lawrence County
St. Lawrence County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 108,505.
The county seat is Canton.
The county is named for the Saint Lawrence River, which in turn was named for the Christian saint L ...
. It is near the eastern town line, by the
Raquette River
The Raquette River ( moh, Ahná:wate), sometimes spelled Racquette, originates at Raquette Lake in the Adirondack Mountains in New York. long, it is the third longest river entirely in the state of New York.
The river is a popular destination ...
.
Rooseveltown was the site of a station on the
New York and Ottawa Railway
The New York and Ottawa Railway was a railway connecting Tupper Lake in northeastern New York to Ottawa, Ontario, via Ramsayville, Russell, Embrun, Finch and Cornwall. It became part of the New York Central Railroad system in 1913, although it ...
, and was originally known as Nyando (NY and O). It was the former location of the
Massena Castings Plant where engine block and cylinder heads were cast for GM engines from 1959 until 2009 when the plant was closed and demolished.
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Seaway International Bridge, bridge across the St.Lawrence River to Canada, from Rooseveltown through Akwesasne to Cornwall
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Three Nations Crossing, international border cross occupying the bridge's trace
Hamlets in New York (state)
Hamlets in St. Lawrence County, New York
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