Editing Macomb, New York (section)

== History ==

The first settlers of the region arrived after 1810, though early farmsteads had traces of trench enclosures and [[hearth]]s, suggesting previous [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] settlement of the area.

The town was formed in 1841 from parts of the Towns of [[Gouverneur (town), New York|Gouverneur]] and [[Morristown (town), New York|Morristown]]. In 1842, a small part of the [[Hammond, New York|Town of Hammond]] was added to Macomb.

Mining was an early industrial activity in Macomb, with the St. Lawrence Lead Mining Company having been based nearby.<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>