Rooseveltown is a
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
in the town of
Massena, New York
Massena is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. Massena is along the county's northern border, just south of the St. Lawrence River and the Three Nations Crossing of the Canada–United States border. The population was 12,8 ...
, United States located in
St. Lawrence County. 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 ...
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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 ...
, and was originally known as Nyando (NY and O). It was the former location of the
Massena Castings Plant
Massena Castings Plant (also known as the Central Foundry Division) was a General Motors aluminium casting foundry located in Massena, New York. The plant utilized the die casting and lost-foam casting processes, operating from 1959 to May 2009. I ...
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
The Seaway International Bridge is an international crossing connecting New York State, in the United States, Akwesasne Mohawk Territory, and the province of Ontario in Canada. It consists of the South and North Channel Bridges. The South Chan ...
, bridge across the St.Lawrence River to Canada, from Rooseveltown through Akwesasne to Cornwall
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Three Nations Crossing
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The Three Nations Crossing is a border crossing on the Canada–US border, connecting the city of Cornwall, Ontario in Canada to Rooseveltown, New York, a neighborhood within the Town of Massena, in the United States. The crossing is ...
, international border cross occupying the bridge's trace
Hamlets in New York (state)
Hamlets in St. Lawrence County, New York
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