Rooseveltown is a
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...
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 ...
, United States located in
St. Lawrence County. It is near the eastern town line, by the
Raquette River
The Raquette River, sometimes spelled Racquette, originates at Raquette Lake in the Adirondack Mountains in the U.S. state of New York. long, it is the third longest river entirely in the state of New York.
The river is a popular destinatio ...
.
Rooseveltown was the site of a station on the
New York and Ottawa Railway
The New York and Ottawa Railway was a railroad, railway connecting Tupper Lake (NY), Tupper Lake in northeastern New York (state), New York to Ottawa, Ontario, via Ramsayville, Ontario, Ramsayville, Russell, Ontario, Russell, Embrun, Ontario, Embr ...
, 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
The Seaway International Bridge is an international crossing connecting the U.S. state of New York, Akwesasne Mohawk Territory, and the Canadian province of Ontario. It consists of the South and North Channel Bridges that originally opened in ...
, 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 Massena, New York (state), New York, in the United States. The crossing is associated with the Seaway In ...
, international border cross occupying the bridge's trace
Hamlets in New York (state)
Hamlets in St. Lawrence County, New York
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