Port Henry, New York

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Port Henry, New York
|settlement_type = Hamlet and CDP
|image_skyline = Sherman Free Library Nov 10.jpg
|imagesize =
|image_caption = [[Sherman Free Library]]
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|image_map = Essex County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Port Henry highlighted.svg
|mapsize = 260px
|map_caption = Location in [[Essex County, New York|Essex County]] and the state of [[New York (state)|New York]]
|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[New York (state)|New York]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in New York|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Essex County, New York|Essex]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[Town (New York)|Town]]
|subdivision_name3 = [[Moriah, New York|Moriah]]
|government_footnotes =
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1785
|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = May 1, 1869<ref name="SUN">Lohr McKinstry, [http://www.suncommunitynews.com/articles/the-sun/it%E2%80%99s-over-port-henry-dissolves/ "It's over. Port Henry dissolves"], The Sun Community News, March 31, 2017; retrieved April 11, 2017.</ref>
|established_title2 = Dissolved
|established_date2 = March 31, 2017
|unit_pref = Imperial
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|area_total_km2 = 4.48
|area_land_km2 = 3.60
|area_water_km2 = 0.88
|area_total_sq_mi = 1.73
|area_land_sq_mi = 1.39
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.34
|population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes =
|population_total = 1150
|population_density_km2 = 319.26
|population_density_sq_mi = 826.74
|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|elevation_footnotes =
|elevation_m = 74
|elevation_ft = 243
|coordinates = {{coord|44|2|43|N|73|27|40|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code = 12974
|area_code = [[Area code 518|518]]
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 36-59333
|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info = 0960967
|website = http://www.porthenrymoriah.com
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'''Port Henry''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] (and [[census-designated place]]) in [[Essex County, New York]], United States. The population was 1,194 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3659333| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Port Henry village, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder|access-date=February 22, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Port Henry lies on the eastern side of the town of [[Moriah, New York|Moriah]] and is approximately one hour's drive (52 miles or 84 km)<ref name="Google Maps">Google Maps</ref> south of [[Plattsburgh (city), New York|Plattsburgh]]. It is {{convert|44|mi}} by road south-southwest of [[Burlington, Vermont]], {{convert|115|mi}} north of [[Albany, New York|Albany]] and {{convert|113|mi}} south of [[Montreal]], Quebec.<ref name="Google Maps"/>

==History==
[[File:Port Henry, Lake Champlain, by Stoddard, Seneca Ray, 1844-1917 , 1844-1917.jpg|thumbnail|left|Stereoscopic photograph of Port Henry in 1874]]
Port Henry is in a tract of land set aside by the [[The Crown|British Crown]] for veterans of the [[Seven Years' War]] (also known as the [[French and Indian War]]). Although a mill was built in 1765, no other European-American settlers arrived until 1785, after the [[American Revolutionary War]].{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}

The [[Iroquoian]]-speaking [[Mohawk nation|Mohawk]] and [[Oswegatchie (tribe)|Oswegatchie]], members of the [[Seven Nations of Canada]], were still living in the town until after 1800.<ref>[http://www.wampumchronicles.com/sevennations.html Darren Bonaparte, "The Seven Nations of Canada: The Other Iroquois Confederacy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041213085554/http://www.wampumchronicles.com/sevennations.html |date=2004-12-13 }}, ''The Wampum Chronicles''; accessed January 10, 2009.</ref>

Most of the Iroquois from the territory of New York had been resettled in Canada, forced out of New York and the United States due to their alliance with the British during the war. In the early years, [[timber]] harvesting was a major industry and 20 mills were located in the area. The first dock was built on Lake Champlain by 1820 for shipping lumber to other ports.<ref name="Essex">[http://www.adkhistorycenter.org/esco/tow/moriah.html "Moriah, NY"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070321091440/http://www.adkhistorycenter.org/esco/tow/moriah.html |date=2007-03-21 }}, Essex County Historical Society, Adirondack History Center Museum; accessed January 31, 2011.</ref>

[[File:Port Henry, N.Y. LOC 75694837.tif|thumb|[[Perspective map]] of Port Henry from 1889 with list of landmarks by [[L.R. Burleigh]]]]
Early settlers discovered [[iron]] ore a few miles inland. Its extraction and processing became an important industry in the township for about one hundred and fifty years. A [[blast furnace]] constructed in 1822 in Port Henry was one of the first in the United States, and [[Republic Steel]] established major operations in the county. The village residents used Lake Champlain and the [[Hudson River]] to transport its ore and products to major markets such as [[Albany, New York|Albany]] and [[New York City]]. Later a railroad connected the village to markets.<ref name="Essex"/>

The village of Port Henry was incorporated in 1869. By the end of the 19th century, residents harvested [[smelt (fish)|smelt]] from the lake for the restaurant trade, by [[ice fishing]]. The [[Port Henry station|Delaware & Hudson Railroad Depot]], [[Moriah Town Office Building]], [[Mount Moriah Presbyterian Church]], [[Port Henry Fire Department Building]], [[Sherman Free Library]], and [[Van Ornam & Murdock Block]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> The [[Essex County Republican]] was published in Port Henry in the 19th and early 20th centuries, after which it moved to Keeseville.

Effective March 31, 2017, the Village of Port Henry was dissolved by the result of a public referendum. The village ceased to exist as a municipality. Village operations were absorbed by the Town of Moriah. Port Henry continues to exist as a hamlet within the town.<ref name="PRESS">Denise Raymo and Suzanne Moore, [http://www.pressrepublican.com/news/port-henry-residents-give-dissolution-the-go-ahead/article_305cd9a0-6420-11e6-ac78-6732b1d37f64.html "Port Henry residents give dissolution the go-ahead"], pressrepublican.com, August 16, 2016; retrieved October 4, 2016.</ref>

==Geography==
[[Image:Port Henry New York.jpg|thumb|Lake Champlain at Port Henry (with 1929 bridge showing)]]
[[File:The Iron Mine - Homer Dodge Martin - Smithsonian American Art Museum.jpg|thumb|250px|''[[The Iron Mine, Port Henry, New York]]'' (at Craig Harbor), ca. 1862, by [[Homer Dodge Martin]]]]
Port Henry is located in eastern Essex County at {{Coord|44|2|43|N|73|27|40|W|type:city}} (44.045238, −73.461011),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> in the eastern part of the town of Moriah. The village is on the western shore of [[Lake Champlain]] at the northern end of Bulwagga Bay and is in the [[Adirondack Park]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|3.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|3.0|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.8|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 20.29%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> Port Henry is located on conjoined [[New York State Route 9N]] and [[New York State Route 22]] (North/South Main Street) at the junction of County Road 4 (Broad Street).

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 2494
|1890= 2436
|1900= 1751
|1910= 2266
|1920= 2183
|1930= 2040
|1940= 1935
|1950= 1831
|1960= 1767
|1970= 1532
|1980= 1450
|1990= 1263
|2000= 1152
|2010= 1194
|2020= 1150
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,152 people, 491 households, and 295 families residing in what was then village. The population density was {{convert|958.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 596 housing units at an average density of {{convert|496.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.66% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.52% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.61% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.61% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.52% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.30% of the population.

There were 491 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $29,306, and the median income for a family was $40,556. Males had a median income of $34,821 versus $20,703 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,455. About 12.2% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

[[File:Port Henry Pier.jpg|thumb|Public pier on Lake Champlain in Port Henry, NY]]

==Transportation==
[[File:Port Henry, NY, train station.jpg|thumbnail|right|The Port Henry Amtrak station]]
{{See also|Port Henry (Amtrak station)}}
[[Amtrak]], the national passenger rail system, provides service to Port Henry, operating its [[Adirondack (Amtrak)|Adirondack]] daily in both directions between Montreal, Canada and [[New York, New York|New York City]].

A few miles south of Port Henry, the [[Lake Champlain Bridge (1929–2009)|Champlain Bridge]] was built in 1929, connecting Crown Point to Vermont. In 2009, the bridge was demolished. A temporary ferry service, operated by the [[Lake Champlain Transportation Company]] and funded by the states of New York and Vermont, provided access to Vermont until a [[Lake Champlain Bridge (2011)|new bridge]] (Route 185) at the same location opened in November 2011.<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2010/02/01/temporary_lake_champlain_ferry_service_begins/ Temporary Lake Champlain ferry service begins], Boston.com, February 1, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.co.essex.ny.us/bdofsupervisors/(limnrznyhmehca45kj1nuy55)/Resolutions/20100201_February%202010%20Resolutions.pdf Essex County, NY Board of Supervisors Minutes, February 1, 2010].</ref>

==Education==
The census-designated place is in the [[Moriah Central School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36031_essex/DC20SD_C36031.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Essex County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-16}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36031_essex/DC20SD_C36031_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==Notable residents==
* [[Tom Tyler]] (1903–1954), actor in Westerns during the eras of silent and sound films
* [[Wallace T. Foote Jr.]] 19th century US Congressman

==Cultural references==
[[File:Behind-the-Scenes "Lucy & the Lake Monster" filming.png|thumb|Cameramen film in Port Henry on Lake Champlain for the film "Lucy & the Lake Monster."]]
The family [[drama]] movie ''[[Lucy and the Lake Monster]]'' filmed in Port Henry<ref>{{cite news |title=Virtual showing of the film, Lucy & the Lake Monster, through December |url=https://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2024/12/dec-region-5-childrens-holiday-party-a-christmas-carol-radio-play-more-events-set-for-dec-19-26.html |access-date=27 December 2024 |agency=Adirondack Almanack |date=December 19–26, 2024}}</ref> in July and August, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McKinstry |first1=Lohr |title="Lucy and the Lake Monster" films in Port Henry |url=https://news.yahoo.com/lucy-lake-monster-films-port-035900196.html |access-date=8 August 2022 |publisher=Yahoo News |date=July 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Brien |first1=Kelly |title='Champ' movie starts filming in Port Henry's Bulwagga Bay |url=https://www.wcax.com/2022/07/19/champ-film-starts-filming-port-henrys-bulwagga-bay/ |access-date=8 August 2022 |agency=WCAX |publisher=CBS |date=July 19, 2022}}</ref> Newspapers in Port Henry reported the film finished in 2024, and premiered in the Lake Champlain region in September, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bartlett Yaw |first1=Shaundra |title=Highlights from Lucy & the Lake Monster's world premiere |url=https://suncommunitynews.com/news/112263/highlights-from-lucy-the-lake-monsters-world-premiere/ |access-date=11 September 2024 |agency=Sun Community News |publisher=Denton Publications, Inc. |date=September 9, 2024}}</ref> As of 2025, the film has garnered multiple awards on the [[film festival]] circuit and is streaming on Amazon and Plex.<ref>{{cite news |title="Lucy and the Lake Monster" now livestreaming on Amazon Prime: Watch the locally produced film for free on Prime and Plex |url=https://suncommunitynews.com/news/117723/lucy-and-the-lake-monster-now-livestreaming-on-amazon-prime/ |access-date=1 May 2025 |agency=Sun Community News |publisher=Denton Publications, Inc. |date=April 29, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hyde |first1=Paul |title=Reedy Reels Film Festival celebrates 10th anniversary with 60 films |url=https://greenvillejournal.com/arts-culture/reedy-reels-film-festival-celebrates-10th-anniversary-with-60-films/ |access-date=20 March 2025 |agency=Greenville Journal newspaper |publisher=Community Journals Media Group |date=March 20, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Burnquist |first1=Margaret |title=Lucy and the Lake Monster to screen at Reedy Reels |url=https://www.foxcarolina.com/video/2025/03/27/lucy-lake-monster-screen-reedy-reels/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJSe0FleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYoC7vm2gbRRjlpmLVTjk58GA06x0gpWN83TU9AnicTt2PsNL06wWPw1RA_aem_v9r3GKVqNSMzBQhrABn3vg |access-date=27 March 2025 |publisher=FOX Carolina |date=March 27, 2025 |ref=Access Carolina}}</ref>A sequel to the film, ''The Secrets of Lake Champlain'' filmed in Port Henry, Bulwagga Bay, Westport, Ticonderoga, and [[Moriah, New York]] in July and August of 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McKinstry |first1=Lohr |title='Secrets of Lake Champlain' wraps shooting in Moriah |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/secrets-lake-champlain-wraps-shooting-035900093.html |access-date=17 September 2025 |agency=Yahoo News |publisher=The Press Republican |date=August 6, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bartlett Yaw |first1=Shaundra |title=Champ movie sequel wraps filming |url=https://suncommunitynews.com/news/120571/champ-movie-sequel-wraps-filming/ |access-date=17 September 2025 |agency=The Sun |volume=Front Page |publisher=Denton Publications Inc. |date=August 21, 2025}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Port Henry, New York}}
* [http://www.porthenrymoriah.com Port Henry-Town of Moriah official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070321091440/http://www.adkhistorycenter.org/esco/tow/moriah.html "Moriah, NY"], Essex County Historical Society, Adirondack History Center Museum
* [http://www.porthenrymarina.com Port Henry Marina]
* [https://www.bridgeviewharbour.com/ Bridgeview Harbour Marina]

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[[Category:Hamlets in Essex County, New York]]
[[Category:Former villages in New York (state)]]
[[Category:1869 establishments in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2017]]

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