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Plattsburgh, New York

Plattsburgh is a small U.S. city located in Clinton County on the western shore of Lake Champlain in the northeastern part of the state of New York. The city was founded by Zephaniah Platt in 1785 after he was granted the land for it by George Clinton.

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