Ballston Spa

Ballston Spa
Ballston Spa Location in New York
Basic data
Foundation :	1771
State :	United States
State :	new York
County :	Saratoga County
Coordinates :	43 ° 0 ′  N , 73 ° 51 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 0 ′  N , 73 ° 51 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	5,409 (as of 2010)
Population density :	1,319.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	4.2 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 4.1 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) land
Height :	81 m
Postal code :	12020
Area code :	+1 518
FIPS :	36-04253
GNIS ID :	2391536

Ballston Spa is a town in Saratoga County ( State of New York ). The city was named after one of the first settlers and clergymen Eliphalet Ball.

geography

The place is in the east of the state of New York about 50 km north of the capital Albany .

history

The region was first settled in 1763 by Michael and Nicholas McDonald, west of what is now Ballston Lake. In 1770 the clergyman Rev. Eliphalet Ball arrived from Bedford, NY with his three sons - John, Stephen, and Flemings - and several members of his ward. Eliphalet Ball bought the area from the brothers, including the right to name the town after them, and named it "Ball's Town". Over time, the name was shortened to "Ballston".

The main street of Ballston Spa (Milton Ave.)

Benajah Douglas (father of the 1860 presidential candidate Stephen A. Douglas ) built the first inn and hotel near a natural spring in 1787. In 1803 the New York industrialist Nicholas Low built the Ballston Spa Sans Souci Hotel, at the time the largest hotel in the United States. Guests were presidents, senators and wealthy private individuals. The village was known at the time for its mineral springs, the water of which was used in the sanatoriums.

Trivia

The town center served as the backdrop for several Hollywood films (e.g. The Horse Whisperer and The Way We Were ).

Every year Ballston Spa hosts a film festival that is well known beyond the region.

The Nation Bottle Museum is located in Ballston Spa.

Abner Doubleday's birthplace

Associated with Ballston Spa

• The officer Abner Doubleday (1819-1893) was born in Ballston Spa.
• The politician George West (1823-1901) lived in Ballston Spa.
• The speed skater Trevor Marsicano (* 1989) was born in Ballston Spa.
• The speed skater John Wurster (* 1948) lived in Ballston Spa.

Web links

• city-data.com: Statistical data, engl.
• brooksidemuseum.org: Historic Places in Ballston Spa, engl.
• ballstonhistory.angelfire.com: Detailed presentation of the history of Ballston Spa, engl.
• Sights of Ballston Spa, engl.
• rootsweb.ancestry.com Detailed description of the history of Saratoga County, engl.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ history.rays-place.com
2. ↑ history.rays-place.com  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Katherine Q. Braiddy, "Around Ballson Lake"
4. ↑ history.rays-place.com
5. ^ Rootsweb.ancestry.com
6. ^ The Independent, 1914
7. ↑ IMDb
8. ↑ bspafilm.org
9. ↑ nationalbottlemuseum.org