Editing Montgomery County, New York (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Joseph Brant]], [[Mohawk nation|Mohawk]] Indian, was a Mohawk military and political leader, based in present-day New York, who was closely associated with Great Britain during and after the American Revolution. He and his family were from [[Canajoharie, New York]].
* [[Charles Couch]], Wisconsin state legislator, was born in Mohawk in Montgomery County in 1833.
* [[Bud Fowler]], [[African American]] [[baseball]] player. He was the first African American professional baseball player. He was born in [[Fort Plain, New York]].
* [[Sheldon Jackson]], [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]] [[missionary]], was born in Minaville in Montgomery County in 1834.
* [[Cady Staley]], 1st President of Case School of Applied Science (now [[Case Western Reserve University]]), was born in Minaville in Montgomery County in 1840.
* [[Kirk Douglas]], actor.
* [[George A. Mitchell]], founder of [[Cadillac, Michigan]]
* [[David Pietrusza]], author.