page_title: Gouverneur, New York
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Gouverneur, New York / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Title: Governeur, N.Y Physical description: 1 print. Notes: Pub., drawn, &amp; copyr. L.R. Burleigh, Troy, N.Y. 1885.; This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist and P&amp;AGA catalog cards. Title on shelflist card: Gouverneur, N.Y.; 18 numbered references.; Associated name on shelflist card: Beck &amp; Pauli. On P&amp;AGA card: Beck &amp; Pauli Litho. Milwaukee.
context_page_description: Gouverneur is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 7,085 at the 2010 census. The town is named after statesman and landowner Gouverneur Morris.
  The Town of Gouverneur contains a village named Gouverneur. The town is near the southwest border of St. Lawrence County and is southwest of Canton, the county seat.
context_section_description: The region was first settled around 1805.
  The Town of Gouverneur was formed in 1810 from part of the Town of Oswegatchie (previously an area called "Town of Cambria").
  In 1850, the community of Gouverneur set itself off from the town by incorporating as a village.
  The town economy was based in part on mining marble, talc, and zinc.
  The United States Post Office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
caption: Lithograph of Gouverneur from 1885 by L.R. Burleigh with list of landmarks
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