Paul Smiths is a

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and

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(CDP) in the town of

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, United States. It is located on Lower Saint Regis Lake in the

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, northwest of Saranac Lake, located at 44°26' North 74°15' West. The population of the CDP was 671 at the 2010 census.

History

The hamlet was named after the

Paul Smith's Hotel Paul Smith's Hotel, (1859–1930) formally known as the Saint Regis House, was founded in 1859 by Apollos Smith, Apollos (Paul) Smith in the town of Brighton, Franklin County, New York, in what would become the village of Paul Smiths, New Yor ...

(formally known as the Saint Regis House), founded in 1859 by Apollos "Paul" Smith as one of the first wilderness resorts in the Adirondacks. Paul Smith's College was built on the site of the hotel after the hotel burned down in 1930. It was funded by the estate of Smith's son Phelps, who died in 1937. It is the locale of Osgood Pond, home of historic Northbrook Lodge, listed on the

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in 2014, and of White Pine Camp, the Summer Whitehouse of President

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Geography

Paul Smiths is located in the southern part of the town of Brighton, between Lower St. Regis Lake to the south and Osgood Pond to the north. It is in southern Franklin County. The CDP limits correspond to the campus of Paul Smith's College. New York State Route 30 passes Paul Smiths, leading north to Malone, the Franklin County seat, and south to Tupper Lake. New York State Route 86 begins at Paul Smiths and leads southeast to Saranac Lake village. According to the

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, the Paul Smiths CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 34.63%, is water, consisting of part of Lower St. Regis Lake.

Demographics

Climate

The

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sub-type for this climate is " Dfb" (Warm Summer Continental Climate). Paul Smiths has a record high of 100, set in July 1936 and a record low of -48, set in January 1912, tying the state record low for January.

Education

The school district is Saranac Lake Central School District.
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References

External links

''The New York Times'', June 13, 1909, "PAUL SMITH'S.; The Vanderbilt Japanese Camp Being Made Ready for Occupancy."

Read or listen to the Oral history of Paul Smiths in the late 19th early 20th Centuries
Census-designated places in Franklin County, New York Census-designated places in New York (state) {{FranklinCountyNY-geo-stub