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Prior to 19th century
1643 – Father Isaac Jogues reported to have visited the springs for which the city would be so named.[1]
1691 – English settlers build Fort Saratoga.[citation needed]
1767 – William Johnson, a British soldier and hero of the French and Indian Wars, is treated by Native Americans for his war wounds at springs 10 miles (16km) outside of the village (now known as High Rock Spring).
1775 – The first European-American settler, Dirck Shouten, builds a dwelling near the High Rock Spring. However, he is later forced to relocate on warnings from the Native Americans to stay away from the spring.[1]
The second Stewart's Shops opens in Saratoga Springs, following the opening of the first shop in nearby Ballston Spa.[9]
The United States Hotel on the corner of Broadway and Division Street is razed.[10]
1946 - Racing resumes at the Saratoga Race Course after three years due to wartime rationing; during that time, all Saratoga races were run at Belmont Park.[11]
Saratoga Springs High School relocated to present location between West Avenue and West Circular Street; former site becomes Lake Avenue Elementary School
November 4: Sarto Smaldone, owner of the Malta Drive-In, elected mayor.[24]
1970 - The Tin & Lint opens on 2 Caroline Street as "The Bar With No Name".[22]
1973 - November 6: Raymond Watkin elected mayor.[25]
1977 - January 7: The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation is founded.[26]
1979 - November 6: Ellsworth Jones elected mayor; serves in that post for the entire 1980s.[26]
1984 - August 2: Saratoga Springs City Center opens.[26]
1985 - Home Made Theater stages its first performance at the Spa Little Theater: Wait Until Dark
Field Horne (2004). The Saratoga Reader: Writing About an American Village, 1749-1900. Saratoga Springs, N.Y.: Kiskatom Publishing. ISBN978-0-97479-850-9. OCLC55880580.
Field Horne, ed. (2015). Saratoga Springs: A Centennial History. Saratoga Springs, N.Y.: Kiskatom Publishing. ISBN978-0-97479-858-5. OCLC913522876.
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