Goff Island

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Goff Island
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Goff Island
Geography
Location Seventh Lake
Coordinates 43°44′29″N74°44′22″W / 43.74139°N 74.73944°W / 43.74139; -74.73944 [1]
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
Highest elevation1,795 ft (547.1 m)
Administration
Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of New York.svg  New York
County Hamilton
Town Inlet

Goff Island is an island on Seventh Lake in Hamilton County, New York. It is named after brothers Frederick Harris Goff (banker, who established the Cleveland Foundation) and Isaac Channing Goff (industrialist), who built vacation camps on the island circa 1900.

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References

  1. "Goff Island". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2017-12-28.