Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in St. Lawrence County, New York.
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St. Lawrence County is part of Macomb's Purchase of 1791 and was established in 1802. The county is named for the Saint Lawrence River, which in turn was named for the Christian saint Lawrence of Rome, on whose feast day the river was visited by French explorer Jacques Cartier.
On September 5, 1944, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Massena struck the county. The earthquake was felt from Canada south to Maryland, and from Maine west to Indiana. The earthquake was the strongest earthquake in New York State history.
For a complete list of Settlements, Towns & Communities, please see Wikipedia.
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