Editing Northumberland, New York (section)

== History ==
The area was first settled around 1765.  Previously, it was in the territory of [[Mohican]] natives, who had two villages in the town.

During the [[Saratoga Campaign|Battle of Saratoga]], Burgoyne's army crossed the Hudson from east to west in Northumberland, at a point where now can be found [[Hudson Crossing Park]]. From there, he headed south with the intent of capturing [[Albany, New York|Albany]].

The town was formed in 1798 from the [[Saratoga, New York|Town of Saratoga]].  Parts of its territory were subsequently removed to form the new towns; [[Hadley, New York|Hadley]] (1801), [[Moreau, New York|Moreau]] (1805), and [[Wilton, New York|Wilton]] (1818).

The [[Champlain Canal]] was formally opened in 1823.

The [[Col. Sidney Berry House]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2003.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>