Cape Vincent
| Cape Vincent | |||
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 The lighthouse Tibbets Point Light |
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| Location in New York | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | April 10, 1849 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Jefferson County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 7 ′ N , 76 ° 17 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,777 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 19 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 232.7 km 2 (approx. 90 mi 2 ) of which 146.0 km 2 (approx. 56 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 85 m | ||
| Postal code : | 13618 | ||
| Area code : | +1 315 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-12364 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 978790 | ||
| Website : | TownOfCapeVincent.org | ||
Cape Vincent is a settlement ( town ) in Jefferson County in the US state of New York . The settlement had 2777 inhabitants on 232.7 km² at the 2010 census. In the main town of the town, in Cape Vincent Village , the Wolfe Island-Cape Vincent Ferry , which sails to Wolfe Island , docks.
geography
Geographical location
Cape Vincent is on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario ; the northern border is formed by the St. Lawrence River , which rises here from Lake Ontario. The northern border of the town also forms the state border with Canada . In the current lie the Thousand Islands , an archipelago of many small and a few larger islands, most of which belong to Canada. The landscape is characterized by an Ice Age ground moraine and therefore does not show any significant elevations.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- Northeast: Gananoque , Canada, 9.2 mi
- East: Clayton , 14 mi
- South: Lyme , 5.1 mi
- Northwest: Kingston , Canada, 14 mi
climate
The mean mean temperature in Cape Vincent is between −12.5 ° C (9 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 21.0 ° C (70 ° Fahrenheit) in July. Compared to the long-term average in the USA, the place is around 7 degrees cooler in winter, but in the summer half year it is in the US-wide average. The snowfalls between October and May, with the main cases in December and January, are up to 70 centimeters (28 inches) slightly below the mean snow depth in the USA, the daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.
history
Little is known about the prehistoric settlements in the area; there are no written records about the first inhabitants of the country before the European colonists. But there is an archaeological site that could be identified as an Iroquois village ; It is also known that the Onondaga used the area as their hunting ground.
The first European explorers to feel their way across the Saint Lawrence River into Lake Ontario were Samuel de Champlain and his expedition, which camped near Kingston in what is now Canada in 1615. From 1655 the presence of two British missionaries who tried to evangelize the Onondaga is documented. At the same time, attempts were made to counteract the influence of the Canadian French on the native Indian tribes through Fort Niagara and some trading posts further west by building a British fort near Oswego and building a network of trading posts .
The countries in northern New York had been extensively sold at that time, some to trading companies. Around 1800 Cape Vincent belonged to the property of a private citizen, James LeRay Chaumont, after whom a large number of places in the area are named after them. The village of Cape Vincent was founded around 1810 on a convenient landing site as a local trading center on the Saint Lawrence River. During the British-American War of 1812/13, American forces were stationed here because of the exposed location on the border and the proximity of the British base in Kingstown, but they were not deployed. One of the houses that housed the soldiers still stands on North James Street.
From 1816 the regular service with steamships between Sackets Harbor on Lake Ontario and various places on the St. Lawrence River was taken; This gave Cape Vincent a significant boost in development. In 1848 preparations began for the construction of a railway line from Rome to Cape Vincent; In 1853 a canal through Wolfe Island was completed, which shortened the travel times of the riverboats to Kingston. When a considerably larger administrative area, Lyme , was divided, Cape Vincent was created as an independent town on April 10, 1849. The parish was named after the son of the original landowner, Vincent Le Ray. In June 1853 the main settlement of the town became a self-governing community (Village), also named Cape Vincent. At that time there were 1218 inhabitants in the town of Cape Vincent.
From around 1880, the Thousand Islands , which lie in the stream off Cape Vincent, were discovered by the then fashionable summer visitors from the cities. As a result, Cape Vincent slowly changed from a commercial center to a tourist destination. Between 1900 and 1906, the harbor wall was built in the current, which protects today's harbor against currents and waves.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
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| Residents | 3043 | 3584 | 3342 | 3143 | 3014 | |||||
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 2882 | 2575 | 2111 | 1958 | 1954 | 1842 | 1756 | 1748 | 1823 | 2768 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 3345 | 2777 |
Culture and sights
Museums
The Cape Vincent Historical Museum , which was established in 1968 as Cape Vincent's first museum, presents the city's history and relics from the founding years of the place.
Buildings
The Tibbets Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse that stands on a promontory at the transition from Lake Ontario to the Saint Lawrence River. The original building was erected in 1812, but was replaced by the current building, which is still in use, in 1854. Fresnel lenses are used in the lighthouse , of which only a few are still used in the USA. The tower is listed on the National Register of Historic Places under inventory number 84002412.
The Saint Vincent's Church from 1856 is the church of the Roman Catholic church. It is also still used today.
Regular events
The French Festival Days have been taking place every July since 1968, celebrating the successes of the French Revolution on the one hand and putting their own Independence Day in a historical context on the other. They not only serve as a tourist magnet, but also as a sign of friendship towards the Canadian neighbors.
Economy and Infrastructure
Cape Vincent's economy lives primarily from tourism, which is promoted by its location on the Canadian border and the Thousand Islands in the Saint Lawrence River. In addition, the Cape Vincent Seaway Bureau is the pilot station for ship traffic at the transition between the Great Lakes and the river.
traffic
In addition to the ferry service to the Canadian Wolffs Island and the other shipping traffic that runs over the St. Lawrence River, but mainly has a tourist background, Cape Vincent is connected to the inner-American road traffic by the New York State Route 12E . In addition, there is an airport for small private planes, John Gonzales Field .
media
In the early days of the town there were three local newspapers, of which the Gazette was the first to appear in 1852. The Cape Vincent Eagle was printed from 1872 to 1951.
Today there are two radio stations in Cape Vincent: WBDR on 102.7 MHz and WMHI on 94.7 MHz. Local TV stations broadcast from Watertown and Carthage , as well as other radio stations that can be received in town.
Public facilities
In addition to the usual administrative offices and the public library with around 13,000 volumes, Cape Vincent offers no other public facilities. The closest hospital is in Watertown.
education
General education, public schools are not listed in Cape Vincent. The closest major colleges are Jefferson Community College in Watertown and Suny College in Oswego ; the closest universities are St. Lawrence University in Watertown and Clarkson University in Canton .
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Watson Carvosso Squire (1838–1926), politician
literature
- John Homer French: Gazetteer of the State of New York . RP Smith, Syracuse, NY 1860 (English, archive.org [PDF; 63.8 MB ; accessed on August 25, 2015]).
- Hamilton Child: Geographical gazetteer of Jefferson county, NY, 1685-1890 . The Syracuse journal company, Syracuse, NY 1890 (English, archive.org [PDF; 96.5 MB ; accessed on September 28, 2015]).
Web links
- The resort homepage (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cape Vincent in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey ; accessed on October 9, 2015
- ↑ The coordinates come from a frequently updated file that can be downloaded from the USGS website . Because of the frequent extensions, only the link to the page with the current download is stored here; the data used here is from October 1, 2015.
- ↑ a b c d climate data, school and media entries at www.City-Data.com (English)
- ↑ Chronology on the homepage of the place (English)
- ↑ Population 1850-2010 according to census results