Plattsburgh Bay

Plattsburgh Bay
A body of water with a landscaped slope in the foreground. To the right is a wooded patch of ground, with more land visible in the distance across the water.
Bay in 2012
Plattsburgh Bay is located in New York
Plattsburgh Bay
Plattsburgh Bay is located in the United States
Plattsburgh Bay
LocationPlattsburgh, NY
Coordinates44°41′33″N 73°22′34″W / 44.692576°N 73.376141°W / 44.692576; -73.376141
Area7,025 acres (2,843 ha)
Built1814 (1814)
NRHP reference No.66000507 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLDecember 19, 1960 [2]

Plattsburgh Bay, also known as Cumberland Bay, is an inlet on the western shore of Lake Champlain in Clinton County, New York. The bay is the location of the town and city of Plattsburgh, and was the site of the Battle of Plattsburgh, a naval and land engagement fought on September 11, 1814, late in the War of 1812. The bay and two land sites related to the battle were designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1960.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Plattsburgh Bay". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 19, 2007. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
  3. ^ Charles A. Ashton and Richard W. Hunter (October 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Plattsburgh Bay" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying photos, from 1983 and 1972 (3.54 MB)