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Putnam

Town in Washington County, New York, US

Putnam is a town in northern Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 567 at the 2020 census.2 It is headquartered in Syracuse.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersSyracuse, United States1
  • Legal formGOVERNMENT3
  • Kind of organizationPublic body1
  • LEI549300JDHZLJ5U8FAF563
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressC/O Fiscal Advisors & Marketing, Inc., 13202 Syracuse, United States3
Town of Putnam, Washington County, New York
Photo: Tyler A. McNeil, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Putnam is a town in northern Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 567 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Israel Putnam, a hero of the American Revolution.2

The story

The town was part of the Provincial Patent (1764) made to officer veterans of the French and Indian War while the region was in Charlotte County. The town of Putnam was formed in 1806 from the town of Westfield (now Fort Ann).

The Hiram Congdon House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

From Wikipedia’s article on Putnam, New York, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Adirondack Camp – A private sleepaway camp located south of Glenburnie by Lake George.

Glenburnie – A hamlet on Lake George at Blairs Bay.

Putnam – The hamlet of Putnam on NY-22 and County Road 2.

Putnam Station – A hamlet in the vicinity of NY-22, County Routes 2 & 3 and Mill Bay

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Wright – A hamlet in the northeastern part of the town, on Lake Champlain.

Geographic locations

Blairs Bay – A bay on the eastern side of Lake George at Glenburnie, bounded on the northern end by Anthony's Nose and on the southern by the Adirondack Camp peninsula.

Brimstone Hill – An elevation east of Gull Bay, near the source of Charter Brook.

Charter Brook – A stream entering Lake Champlain in the northern part of Putnam.

Charter Brook Pond – A pond formed by a dam across Charter Brook, east of Blairs Bay.

Gull Bay – A bay of Lake George, south of Camp Adirondack.

Lamb Shanty Bay – A bay on Lake George in the southern part of Putnam.

Mill Bay – A bay on Lake Champlain.

Mill Brook – A stream in the southern part of the town that empties into Mill Bay.

Mud Pond – A lake in the southwestern part of Putnam.

Record Hill – An elevation north of Glenburnie.

Skerrey Point – A projection into Lake George, forming part of Gull Bay.

Smith Bay – A bay south of Skerrey Point.

South Mountain – An elevation north of Record Hill.

From Wikipedia’s article on Putnam, New York, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

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