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Lake George, NY, formerly called "Caldwell," was formed from the Towns of Queensbury, Bolton, and Thurman on August 2, 1810. It is the smallest town in Warren County (32 square miles), originally named for James Caldwell and renamed as "Lake George" in 1962.

Its entire region is rich in history, and the town sits on one of the most pristine bodies of water in the world. Lake George was orginally called "Andia-ta-roc-te" by the Native Americans and was later named "Lac du St. Sacrement" by Father Issac Joques, the first white man to see the lake in 1646. The lake was finally named "Lake George" by Sir William Johnson in 1755 for his King, George II of England.

Lake George was a strategic battle ground for the Seven Years War, known as the "French and Indian War." Here, Montcalm fought against Amherst and Ambercrombie. Later, Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys and Burgoyne, Benedict Arnold and his Canadian force, as well as the Native Americans who were both friend and foe, battled on and along the shores of Lake George.