Hogansburg ( moh, Tekahswen’karó:ros) is a
hamlet
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, in the Town of
Bombay
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, in
Franklin County,
New York, United States. It lies on
NY 37 near the
Canadian-US border at the confluence of the
St. Regis River with the
Saint Lawrence Seaway
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. Hogansburg borders the
St. Regis Mohawk Reservation.
History
Hogansburg is named for
Michael Hogan, an Irish ship captain who grew wealthy in the East India trade. Hogan returned to the US in 1805 with his
India
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n wife; Hogan bought just north of what became the
Adirondack Park
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, including the Town of Bombay, which was named in honor of
his wife's birthplace. His son,
William
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, served as supervisor, and was elected to the
New York Assembly
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in 1822. In 1829 he became a judge of the court of common pleas for Franklin County, and in 1830 he was elected to Congress.
Hogansburg was leased by Michael Hogan from the Mohawk in 1817, as it was part of their
St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, with an agreement to provide a ferry across the St. Regis River. In 1818 Hogan oversaw the building of a grist mill as well.
Other mills and dams were built, including one in 1929 on the St. Regis River near here to generate hydroelectric power. It blocked the passage of migratory fish such as salmon and walleye, destroying the fisheries on which the Mohawk had depended for staple food. The owner finally found it uneconomical to continue to operate, and the Mohawk dismantled the dam in 2016, freeing more than 250 miles of river to the passage of fish again.
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Early Hogansburg historyHogansburg
Hamlets in New York (state)
Hamlets in Franklin County, New York
New York (state) populated places on the Saint Lawrence River
1817 establishments in New York (state)
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