Potsdam, Educational town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States.
Potsdam stretches across 103 square miles along the Raquette River, featuring distinctive red sandstone buildings and two major universities within its boundaries.
The town emerged from a cooperative settlement in 1803, receiving its name from local reddish sandstone deposits similar to those found in Potsdam, Prussia.
The State University of New York at Potsdam, established in 1816 as St. Lawrence Academy, and Clarkson University form the educational foundation of the community.
The town population reaches over 22,000 when university students join the permanent residents during academic sessions, with numerous services concentrated in the central area.
Local quarries produced a specific type of sandstone that geologists named Potsdamian, representing Late Cambrian and Early Ordovician rock formations.
Location: St. Lawrence County
Elevation above the sea: 132 m
GPS coordinates: 44.66972,-74.98111
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:42
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