Argyle, New York

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rdf:langString Argyle is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 3,782 at the 2010 census. The town was named by its many early settlers from Scotland after Argyllshire. The town of Argyle has the village called Argyle within its borders. Largely an agricultural community since its founding, the town is now experiencing an almost 80-year period of population growth, according to the US Census Bureau, fueled by abundant land and proximity to nearby work, cultural, and outdoor activities. Argyle Town government consists of a town board (an elected town supervisor and four town council members). Residents of Argyle, as of the 2020 US Census-derived redistricting, are within New York's 21st congressional district, New York's 43rd State Senate district, and the 114th NY State Assembly district. The town has fire protection provided by the J.A. Barkley Hose Company No. 1/Argyle Fire-Rescue Department and near Cossayuna Lake in the southeastern portion of the town by the Cossayuna Volunteer Fire Department. The Argyle Rescue Squad provides emergency medical service. Law enforcement is provided by New York State Police from Troop G, the Washington County Sheriff's Office and by officers of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Region 5 office. Children of school age in both the town and village of Argyle, who use public schools, attend Argyle Central School except for a small area in the northwestern portion of the town, in which students attend Hudson Falls public schools. Some notable community events include a Memorial Day parade led by Argyle American Legion Post 1518, an annual 4th of July parade and chicken barbeque hosted by the men and women of the Argyle Fire-Rescue Department, an Argyle Methodist Church Election Dinner, a Thanksgiving Holiday meal provided by F.E.A.S.T (friends ensuring a super thanksgiving) for those wishing to enjoy a traditional thanksgiving meal, a hometown holiday community celebration with tree lighting the second Sunday of December, book fair by the Argyle Free Library on July 4th, the Carl Lufkin Memorial Pull for the Cure - a Garden Tractor and 4WD truck pull in July which raises money for several charities helping in the fight against cancer, a haunted house on weekends in October at the Ransom Stiles house and a town-wide garage sale over the Columbus Day Holiday. On 18 September 2021, Argyle honored its Scottish heritage with a Thistle (national flower of Scotland) Day community celebration after a nearly 100 year hiatus. A parade, chicken and pork barbeques, craft and farmers markets, a concert, and fireworks were part of the day's events. Voters in Argyle overwhelmingly passed four resolutions on 5 November 2019 allowing alcohol to be sold within the Town and Village ending Argyle's "dry" status which it had maintained since a few years after the repeal of Prohibition. Previously Argyle was the largest dry town in New York State. In 1983, the former Camp Algonquin summer camp on the east end of Summit Lake was a major film location for the cult slasher movie Sleepaway Camp. The Town of Argyle will be near the path of totality (98.5%) during the Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 according to the WEB site timeanddata.com. The communities of Lake Placid, Potsdam, and Plattsburg and many locations in the nearby Adirondack Park will be within the path of totality. The time of maximum solar eclipse in Argyle will be at 3:27.05 pm.