Porter Corners, New York is a
hamlet
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in the town of
Greenfield,
Saratoga County,
New York
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First settled in 1787, it is one of several hamlets within the Town of Greenfield. Early settlers include James Vail and Benjamin Clinch. Asahel Porter, whom the hamlet was named for, settled a few years after 1796 in Porter Corners after removing from St. John’s Corners, another hamlet in Greenfield. Born in Massachusetts in 1768, Porter came to Greenfield in 1793 or 1794, and was a successful businessman. At one point he was sheriff, as well as a member of the State Assembly.
At times throughout its history the hamlet has been home to a hotel, store, bank, two churches, a jail, a saw mill, grist mills, and a carriage shop. It was once known as Porter's Corners.
Today, the hamlet contains a Methodist church, post office, convenience store, fire department, town park, a trailer park, and single family homes. The current store building dating from the late 1800s is locally known as “Mom and Pop’s” due to a business of the same name operating there until recently for many decades.
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Hamlets in New York (state)
Hamlets in Saratoga County, New York
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