The Clinton County Historical Association Announces “Connections with History: U.S. Presidents in Clinton County”
Thursday, March 7, 6:30 pm
Old Base Museum Campus
98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh
Back by popular demand is “Connections with History” at Clinton County Historical Association, 98 Ohio Avenue, Old Base Museum Campus, Plattsburgh, on March 7, at 6:30 pm. This illustrated talk covers our U.S. Presidents and other important historical figures who have visited Clinton County and their connections with each other.
With historic photos from the Clinton County Historical Association and the National Archives, presenter Roger Black will take you on a journey from 1897 when President William McKinley and Vice President Garret Hobart vacationed at the Hotel Champlain at Bluff Point through visits by William Howard Taft and Teddy Roosevelt to Cliff Haven and Plattsburgh.
The story will also include connections with the Spanish American War and the U.S. invasion of Cuba and Plattsburgh’s involvement in training troops for World War I.
The event is free and open to the public.
Posted: February 22nd, 2019 under Community Events, Peru/Regional History.