Swastika, New York

Swastika is an unincorporated community in the town of Black Brook, Clinton County, New York, in the United States.[1] The community is 19 miles southwest of Plattsburgh. Like Swastika, Ontario, the community is commonly included on unusual place names lists because of its name.

History

A post office called Swastika, NY operated from 1913 until 1958.[2] Edward Duprey, the town's last postmaster, told the Plattsburgh Press-Republican that the community was "previously known as Goodrich Mills." "The government sent a list of names," he explained of Swastika's origin. "It had nothing to do with the community. It was just a name for the post office", he added.[3]

In September 2020, the town's councilors unanimously voted to keep the name despite the word's modern associations.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swastika, New York
  2. "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  3. Plattsburgh Press-Republican, August 9, 1977, p. 3.
  4. Ritchey, Julia (September 23, 2020). "Swastika, New York, Is Keeping Its Name". NPR. Retrieved September 24, 2020.

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