The Village of Cape Vincent was incorporated with a population of 1218 on June 14, 1853,
making it one of the younger communities in the State of New York. But our historical roots
reach back to 1615 when explorer Samuel de Champlain was in the vicinity. In 1654 Jesuit Missionaries
visited the native Onondaga and Iriquois Indian tribes who used the area as their hunting grounds.
Dablon Point, in the Town of Cape Vincent was named after French Missionary priest Father Dablon,
who worked among the Indians with Father Chaumonoit in 1655. Both England |
