HISTORY Other: Historical Sketch Of Malone; Malone, Franklin co., NY

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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF MALONE.

   The town of Malone was formed from Chateaugay, March 2nd, 1805, as
"Harrison," from Richard Harrison, proprietor; April 8th, 1808, changed to
"Ez-raville," from Ezra L'Hommedieu, of Suffolk Co., and again changed to
Malone, June 10th, 1812. It embraces Nos. 6 and 9 of Great Tract No. 1, and has
an area of 63,200 acres. It is an interior town, lying north of the geographical
centre of the County, and south of the centre of population. Its surface is
gently undulating in the north, and broken and hilly in the south. The Salmon
River is the principal stream, which flows north-westerly through the town in a
deep ravine worn by its waters. The soil in the south part, among the hills, is
sandy and unproductive; but in the north, it is fertile and well improved. A
paint, called "Duane Paint," resembling sienna, which is much used for outside
painting, is manufactured from an iron ore, found in the south part of the town.
The village of Malone, the County Seat, is finely situated on Salmon River, in
the centre of township No. 6. The first settlement in the town was made near the
present site of the village, in the year 1802, by Enos Nathan, John Wood and
others. An Arsenal was built here in 1812 and sold in 1850, and the proceeds
applied in beautifying a park in the eastern part of the village. In 1813 and
1814 the village was visited and plundered by the British. A Court House and
Jail, in one building, was erected on the west bank of the River in 1811-13, and
a new stone Jail was built in 1852. The County Poor House is located upon a farm
of 110 acres, about two miles south-west of the village. This is the seat also
of the Franklin Academy and Malone Central and Primary Schools, (consolidated
under Chapter 7 of the Laws of 1867,) the Board of Education of which erected in
1867, on the spacious grounds heretofore occupied by the Franklin Academy, new
and beautiful buildings, at a cost of about $40,000, which are finely located on
an eminence in the western part of the village, commanding a fine view of the
village and surrounding country. The school under the management of the Board of
Education is prospering and takes rank among the first in Northern New York.

  This is the most important intermediate station on the Ogdensburgh Rail Road,
the machine and repair shops of which are located in the north western part of
the village, and will compare favorably with the best Eastern Shops. All the
engines and cars used on the road are built here. There are two Banks located
here, (the National Bank of Malone and the Farmer's National bank of Malone,)
both of which are doing a flourishing business. General manufacturing, such as
Milling Tanning, Woolen Manufacturing, Lumbering, Sash and Door Manufactories,
and many other kinds of articles are manufactured at this point. The village is
supplied with pure spring water, conducted in pipes from an adjacent hill. The
Water Works Company was incorporated March 23d, 1857, with a capital of $12,000.
The Franklin County Agricultural Society holds its annual meeting on their
grounds, located in the valley just east of the village.

  There are two newspapers published here—the Malone Palladium (republican) and
The Franklin Gazette (democratic). Both are ably edited, and faithfully
represent the interests of their respective political parties.

  A Cemetery Association was organized August 1st, 1862, and have large and
spacious grounds, beautifully laid out, about one mile east of the village.— The
present population is about 4000.


Additional Comments:
Source of file:
KIMBALL'S DIRECTORY OF MALONE,
WITH A
BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY.
(Classified According to Trade.)
Interspersed with Business Advertisements of the most liberal 
Dealers in the Country.
1868.

COMPILED AND PUBLISHED By

J. C. KIMBALL
Of Watertown, Jefferson Co.

WATERTOWN, N. Y.
LYTTLE, HANFORD & COMPANY, Printers, Binders, Stationers, and Blank Book
Manufacturers.
PRICE, $1.50.