Potsdam (KPTD) → Richland (1NY3).
1. U.S. Route 11 near De Kalb:
After consulting the map I decided to head back west and follow U.S. Route 11 down towards Washington D.C. Therefore we passed Canton, New York and continued to the intersection with NY Route 312 near De Kalb.
2. Antwerp, New York:
Unlike our prior examples Canton and Potsdam, Antwerp was actually founded by people hailing from the Belgian city of Antwerp! This small town sits on the northwestern border of the Fort Drum Military Reservation and was once known as a regional cattle breeding centre.
3. Watertown, New York and Lake Ontario:
As we passed Watertown on the western edge of Fort Drum we saw Lake Ontario in the distance. As the easternmost Great Lake it connects the entire lake system via Saint Lawrence River with the Atlantic Ocean. Watertown itself was once home to the highest number of millionaires in the entire US before losing much of its influence and wealth to the boom town of Chicago during the 20th century.
4. Pulaski, New York:
How this tiny village on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario came to bear the name of an hero of the American War for Independence is currently unknown. It may be due to an influential investor who settled here during the 1830s and put the name forward, it may be due to a name lottery held by local veterans during that time. But fact is - the surname of the “Father of American Cavalry”, General Casimir Pulaski was used for almost two centuries by now.
