Editing Keeseville, New York (section)

==History==
[[File:Keeseville, N.Y. 1887. LOC 75694788.tif|thumb|[[Perspective map]] and list of landmarks from 1887 by [[L.R. Burleigh]]]]
The hamlet was originally called "Anderson Falls" by settlers from New England, who moved into the area following the [[American Revolutionary War]] and forcing of Iroquois tribes off their lands. The name was changed circa 1812 to "Keeseville", after a local manufacturer and businessman. The early hamlet was an industrial area devoted, in part, to lumber, iron processing and milling. One such industry was the Ausable Chasm Horse Nail Works, which produced two tons of nails a day from 1863 to 1925.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Laundree |first=Susan |date=May 1968 |title=The Ausable Horse-Nail Company |url=http://www.clintoncountyhistorical.org/app/webroot/assets/newsletters/NCN_45.pdf |magazine=North County Notes |location= |publisher=Clinton County Historical Association |access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref> There has also been a strong French Canadian influence, and many ethnic French have historic ties to the area. The Catholic cathedral, St. John's, was designed in a French style. As population moved west across New York and later to more urbanized areas, the village declined in population.

The Keeseville, Ausable Chasm & Lake Champlain Railroad connected Port Kent steamships and the Delaware & Hudson Railroad with the Chasm and local commerce from 1890 until 1924. The "Peanut RR" was a 5.6 mile shortline, of traditional American Standard Gauge width to allow easy transfer onto the rest of the U.S. rail network. The former train station, long North Country Club Restaurant, received a historic roadside marker on May 19, 2018. Visit Anderson Falls Heritage Society, 96 Clinton Street in Keeseville, to experience local history.

The ''[[Essex County Republican]]'' newspaper, founded in [[Port Henry, New York|Port Henry]], moved to Keeseville in the 20th century, becoming the ''Keeseville Essex County Republican''.

In January 2013, voters decided in a referendum by a vote of 268–176 to dissolve the village. Their territory falls under the jurisdiction of the two towns in which it is located, which will provide services and government.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pressrepublican.com/0100_news/x1525007360/Keeseville-voters-will-decide-their-future-today|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216161059/http://pressrepublican.com/0100_news/x1525007360/Keeseville-voters-will-decide-their-future-today|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2013|title=Keeseville voters will decide their future today|publisher=[[Press-Republican]]|location=[[Plattsburgh (city), New York|Plattsburgh, N.Y.]]|access-date=January 24, 2015}}</ref> The village officially dissolved on December 31, 2014.

The [[Double-Span Metal Pratt Truss Bridge]], [[Keeseville Historic District]], [[Rembrandt Hall]], [[Stone Arch Bridge (Keeseville, New York)|Stone Arch Bridge]], [[Swing Bridge (Keeseville, New York)|Swing Bridge]], and [[Tomlinson House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>