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Hounsfield, New York
Summary
Hounsfield is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 3,466 at the 2010 census. The name of the town is from Ezra Hounsfield, a land agent and land owner.
Hounsfield is in the western part of the county and is west of Watertown.
The first settler within the town arrived around 1800.
The land comprising the town was purchased by Augustus Sackett in 1801 from a foreclosure of two prior landowners. He took an active part in developing the town and increasing its population.
Hounsfield was formed from the town of Watertown in 1806. The town and its citizens were deeply involved in the War of 1812, primarily due to the two battles that took place at Sackets Harbor.
In 1814, the community of Sackets Harbor, by Black River Bay, set itself off from the town by becoming an incorporated village.
The Bedford Creek Bridge, Conklin Farm, District School No. 19, District School No. 20, East Hounsfield Christian Church, Dr. Samuel Guthrie House, Ressequie Farm, Shore Farm, Stephen Simmons House, Star Grange No. 9, Stevenson-Frink Farm, Storrs' Harbor Naval Shipyard Site, and Sulphur Springs Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Samuel Guthrie, one of the discoverers of chloroform, and inventor of the percussion compound for firearms, which superseded flints (1782–1848). See a photo of his house in the Jewettsville section of the town here:
Marsena R. Patrick, Union Civil War general, provost marshal of Army of Potomac (1811–1888)
Veranus Alva Moore, bacteriologist and pathologist (1859–1931)
William Van Waters, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and , or 59.37%, are water. The northeastern boundary is the Black River and the western boundary is Lake Ontario. Mill Creek enters Black River Bay near Sackets Harbor.
New York State Route 3 is a north-south highway in the western part of Hounsfield. Interstate 81 crosses the southeastern corner of the town.
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