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== History == Hinsdale was formed in 1820, bordering the town of [[Olean (town), New York|Olean]]. It was named after the town of [[Hinsdale, New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=858|title=Profile for Hinsdale, New York|publisher=[[ePodunk]]|access-date=May 23, 2010|archive-date=May 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515072645/http://epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=858|url-status=dead}}</ref> The town of [[Ischua, New York|Ischua]] was created in 1846, as separate from Hinsdale, although the two towns share a zip code. In 1820, the local community congregated and came to the decision that they no longer wanted to be part of the town known as Hamilton (now [[Olean, New York|Olean]]). They contacted their representative in [[Albany, New York|Albany]], [[Elial Todd Foote]], a resident of [[Jamestown, New York|Jamestown]]. They asked Foote to deliver to the legislature in Albany a resolution that would allow them to form their own community, which they would attempt to name "Fayette". Because of conflicting names ([[Fayette, New York|Fayette]] and [[Fayetteville, New York|Fayetteville]]) the resolution ultimately failed. The legislature informed Foote that he would be given until the next day to decide on a new name, or be forced to wait until the legislature's next session in the fall of that year. With no way to communicate with the locals back in Hamilton, who sought to create a new town, it was up to Foote to submit a new name. After spending a sleepless night attempting to derive a new name for the town, Foote decided to settle on [[Hinsdale, New Hampshire]], the birthplace of his mother, Debbie Doolittle Foote. Thus, on April 14, 1820, the town of Hinsdale, New York, was born. In 1846, those who resided in the present town of [[Ischua, New York|Ischua]] decided that they no longer wanted to be part of the Hinsdale community, thus creating their own town.
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