Unlike the unfortunate fate which befell Essex and Willsboro during the American Revolution, the War of 1812 accelerated the Essex boom underway at the turn of the century. In addition to provisioning troops, natural resource extraction and manufacturing Essex shipyards produced … [Read more...] about Essex in the War of 1812
American Revolution
Essex Booms in Late 1700s and Early 1800s
The American Revolution erased most of the early settlement in William Gilliland's "baronial estate" along the Adirondack coast of Lake Champlain, but the region subsequently recovered and experienced rapid economic development and population growth. Essex Booms Essex's … [Read more...] about Essex Booms in Late 1700s and Early 1800s