Brant Lake, New York
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| subdivision_name2 = Warren
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| subdivision_name3 = Horicon
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| postal_code = 12815
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Brant Lake is a hamlet in the town of Horicon in Warren County, New York, United States.{{cite map |url=http://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/quads/drg24/dotpreview/index.cfm?code=k49 |title=NYS Department of Transportation Raster Quadrangle K49 |publisher=NYS DOT |cartography=USGS |date=1992 |accessdate=April 2, 2011 |scale=1:24,000}} It is located approximately halfway between Albany to the south and Plattsburgh to the north.
History
Since the mid-1880s, Brant Lake has been a popular fishing and hunting area among wealthy visitors, including Theodore Roosevelt. Circa 1900, several hotels began catering to these wealthy visitors. Summer camps for youth were established around the same time.{{cite web |url=http://horiconhistoricalsociety.org/index.php?page=history |title=A Brief History of Horicon |accessdate=April 2, 2011 |publisher=Town of Horicon Historical Society |last=Murtagh |first=Colleen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818011022/http://horiconhistoricalsociety.org/index.php?page=history |archive-date=August 18, 2011 |url-status=dead }}
Brant Lake Camp was incorporated by R.B. Gerstenzang, J.E. Eberly, and John F. Malloy in 1917. The camp was featured in Town & Country magazine."New Incorporations". The New York Times. March 25, 1917. p. E5."A Summer Camp for Seniors Only" (advertisement). The New York Times. May 8, 1942. p. 2.
Brant Lake Lodge was one of oldest hotels in the area of the Adirondacks; it burned down in April 1925."Brant Lake Lodge Burned". The New York Times. April 20, 1925. p. 19.
Brant Lake has had a post office and postmaster since at least 1892."Postmasters Appointed". The New York Times. March 30, 1892. p. 2. The seat of government of the Town of Horicon is located in the hamlet."[http://www.horiconny.gov/ Official Municipal Website]". Town of Horicon. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
Brant Lake is also notable for being the site of North America's first gerbil colony, which was established at Tumblebrook Farm in 1954 by Dr. V. Schwentker.{{cite journal |title=The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents; Gerbils |last1=Batchelder |first1=Margaret |last2=Keller |first2=Lynn S. |last3=Ball Sauer |first3=Mary |last4=West |first4=Wanda L. |journal=The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents |date=December 16, 2011 |pages=1131–1155 |doi=10.1016/B978-0-12-380920-9.00052-3 |pmc=7158315 |quote=This foundation colony was established at Tumblebrook Farm at Brant Lake, NY, founded by Dr. Schwentker.}}
Geography
The hamlet is just east of the Adirondack Northway, accessible via interchange 25. NY Route 8 traverses the hamlet.{{cite map |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Brant+Lake,+NY&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=32.885543,56.162109&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Brant+Lake,+Warren,+New+York&ll=43.672031,-73.76461&spn=0.029303,0.054846&z=14 |title=Overview of Brant Lake near I-87 |publisher=Google |cartography=Google |accessdate=April 2, 2011}} The hamlet is named for the eponymous lake which it surrounds. Brant Lake's ZIP code is 12815. The central part of the hamlet is located to the south of the lake, but ZIP Code 12815 extends to the northern end of the lake and ultimately to the border between Warren and Essex counties. Several summer camps and vacation homes, as well as homes of those who live in the hamlet year-round, line the perimeter of the lake, especially along the eastern and northern shores. The summer camps include Brant Lake Camp, Point O' Pines Camp, Pilgrim Camp, and the Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation.
Gallery
File:BrantLakeLibrary.JPG|The Heintzelman Library, built 1907
File:BrantLakeBarbershop.JPG|A former barbershop in Brant Lake NY
References
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{{Warren County, New York}}
Category:Hamlets in Warren County, New York
Category:Hamlets in New York (state)
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