Editing Keeseville, New York (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:Edit AuSable Eglise 2.jpg|thumb|right|St. John's Catholic Church, designed in the French Gothic style]]
Keeseville is the birthplace of [[William Henry Jackson]], born April 4, 1843, who became a renowned photographer of the frontier and the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. He also was known as an accomplished American painter. It is also the birthplace of [[Julia H. Thayer]] (1847-1944), poet and educator.

Jackson was an explorer and photographer who accompanied various geologic surveys of the time. His photographs of the American frontier are famous, and his glass negatives are held in museums around the United States. Jackson joined the U.S. Army in 1862 and was present at the [[Battle of Gettysburg]].<ref>[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/whjackson.htm Arlington National Cemetery archives]</ref><ref>[http://www.whjcollection.com/life.htm ''The Western Trails Project,'' a multi-state collaborative between Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195404/http://www.whjcollection.com/life.htm |date=2016-03-03 }}</ref>

Architect [[Isaac G. Perry]] also lived in Keeseville. He was active in upstate New York, designing churches and public buildings in the late 19th century that have been listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].