Lake George (town), New York

Lake George is a town in Warren County, New York, United States.The fort, its surrender to the Marquis de Montcalm after a six-day siege by the French and Indians, and the following massacre all in 1757 were used by James Fenimore Cooper as the background for his famous novel The Last of the Mohicans.[5] The town is also home to Wiawaka, a historic retreat center that was founded in 1903 for female textile workers from Troy but operates as a nonprofit for everyone today.[citation needed] The FORWARD shipwreck site (motor launch), Royal C. Peabody Estate, Wiawaka Bateaux Site, and Wiawaka Holiday House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The Land Tortoise (radeau) Shipwreck Site and Owl's Nest are National Historic Landmarks.
A row of motels in Lake George, 1973
Lake George (village), New YorkLake George, New York (disambiguation)CountryNew YorkCountyWarrenTime zoneEastern (EST)ZIP codeArea codeWarren CountyLake GeorgeGlens Falls Metropolitan Statistical AreaIsaac JoguesMohawksFranceIroquoisWilliam JohnsonKing George IIFort William HenryPrince William HenryMarquis de MontcalmJames Fenimore CooperThe Last of the MohicansBoltonQueensburyThurmanWiawakaFORWARD shipwreck site (motor launch)Royal C. Peabody EstateWiawaka Bateaux SiteWiawaka Holiday HouseNational Register of Historic PlacesLand Tortoise (radeau) Shipwreck SiteOwl's NestNational Historic LandmarksLake George Battlefield Park Historic DistrictUnited States Census Bureaucensuspopulation densityAfrican AmericanNative AmericanPacific IslanderHispanicLatinomarried couplesper capita incomepoverty lineBattle of Lake GeorgeFrench and Indian WarProspect MountainNational Park ServiceWarren County, New YorkCounty seatGlens FallsChesterHoriconJohnsburgLake LuzerneStony CreekWarrensburgBolton LandingChestertownGlens Falls NorthNorth CreekPottersvilleWest Glens FallsAdirondackBakers MillsBrant LakeCleverdaleDiamond PointEast Lake GeorgeKattskill BayNorth RiverOneida CornersPilot KnobRipariusSilver BayWevertown