Editing Colton, New York (section)

== History ==
The first land patents were issued in 1776. The first settlement took place in March 1824 near Colton village, in the northern part of the town, by Abel Brown and his son, James Brown. Saw mills were established on the Raquette River, in addition to a starch factory built in 1844.

Colton was organized in 1843 from part of the town of [[Parishville, New York|Parishville]]. Additional land from Parishville was added to Colton in 1851, and Colton was increased in 1876 from territory taken from the town of [[Hopkinton, New York|Hopkinton]].<ref>Hough, Franklin B. (1853) [https://www.loc.gov/item/01014242/ ''"A history of St. Lawrence and Franklin counties, New York: from the earliest period to the present time"'']</ref>

The [[Zion Episcopal Church and Rectory (Colton, New York)|Zion Episcopal Church and Rectory]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2003.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref> The [[Hepburn Library of Colton]] was added in 2012.<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20120525.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places|date=May 25, 2012|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/14/12 through 5/18/12 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>