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Johnstown, city, seat (1838) of Fulton county, east-central New York, U.S. It lies near the Mohawk River, adjoining Gloversville, 43 miles (69 km) northwest of Albany. It was founded in 1762 by pioneer and colonial administrator Sir William Johnson, whose baronial home, Johnson Hall (1762), is preserved. Drumm House and Tryon County Court House also date from the colonial period. A minor battle of the American Revolution was fought there on October 25, 1781, six days after the Battle of Yorktown. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the pioneer suffragist, was born at Johnstown in 1815. Glove making is an important industry; paint, ...(100 of 139 words)

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