Community Time Line
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| Native Americans inhabited our area. | |
| 1642 | Father Issac Jogues and four other Frenchmen were the first Europeans recorded to have seen "the falls." They were in route to the Mohawk River with their captors. |
| 1696 | Gov. Fletcher gave to the Rev. Godfredius (Godfrey) Dellius, then minister of the Dutch Reformed Church at Albany, a grant of land north of the Saratoga Patent. The Dellius Patent included what was to become Glens Falls and was the first grant to include this land. |
| 1754 – 1763 | French and Indian War |
| 1760 | Preliminary application for grants for Queensbury Patent |
| 1762 | The
application for the Queensbury Patent was granted on May 20,
1762.
Jeffery Cowper (Cooper) was the first permanent white settler at Half Way Brook in the town of Queensbury. |
| 1763 | A sawmill existed and was in full operation at the falls |
| 1765 | The corner of Warren and Ridge Streets for many years was called "The Corners" or "Wing's Corners" |
| 1766 | The first town meeting of Wing's Falls was held May 6th. Abraham Wing was chosen as moderator and supervisor. |
| 1770 | A grist mill was in operation. |
| 1772 | Albany County subdivided and Queensbury became part of Charlotte County, which after the Revolution becomes Washington County. |
| 1775 - 1783 | American Revolutionary War |
| 1780 | Wing's Falls was destroyed by the British forces. The settlement was rebuilt in 1788. |
| 1783 | The Quakers established a permanent settlement. |
| 1788 | A transfer of the name from Wing's Falls to Glen's Falls. |
| 1813 | Warren County formed from part of Washington County. |
| 1832 | State legislature approved construction of the Glens Falls Feeder Canal which resulted in an economic boom. |
| 1839 | Glens Falls incorporated as a village. |
| 1861 – 1865 | Civil War |
| 1864 | "The Great Fire" started in the kitchen of the Glens Falls Hotel. A windy day soon spread the flames in all directions. 112 buildings were destroyed including 60 stores. |
| 1873 | The intersection of Warren, Ridge and Glen Streets was called Fountain Square when an ornate fountain was built in front of the Rockwell House. |
| 1886 | The village was enlarged to the present city limits. |
| 1898 | The fountain in front of the Rockwell House was removed to make way for brick street paving and a trolley line. The name was changed to Bank Square because the village's three banks were located in this area |
| 1900 | First hospital established. |
| 1908 | Charter for the City of Glens Falls passed by the legislature. |
| 1917 - 1919 | U.S. involved in World War I |
| 1941 - 1945 | U.S. involved in World War II |
| 1950 - 1953 | U.S. involved in Korean War |
| 1965 - 1973 | U.S. involved in Vietnam War |
Last modified: December 09, 2011