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LOCALadk 17 Flower Hill This 1,590 -foot hill in the Town of Hopkinton of St. Lawrence County is named for George Flower who, in 1810 or 1811, secured 41 acres in the adjacent Town of Parishville. George was born in Massachu- setts on October 4, 1788. Since his father died when George was very young, he was moved to the Town of Elizabethtown to live with his uncle at the age of 4. He lived in Vermont and then moved to the Town of Parishville. He visited Vermont at least four times, making the 280 -mile round-trip journey by foot. He married Hannah Kingsley in 1811 and Charlotte Kelsey in 1823. He died July 25, 1876. A historian of the late 1800s remembered George with fondness, writing, "He was a very liberal man in the support of the church and society, and ever ready to aid in any good enterprise…." Flower Hill appeared named on United States Geological Survey topo- graphic maps beginning 1964. Franklin County's 3,136-foot Mount Morris hon- ors Founding Father Gouverneur Morris. He was born the last day of January 1752 to Lewis Morris and Sarah Gouverneur Morris. A brilliant student, Gouverneur was admitted to today's Columbia University at age 12, gained a master's degree by 19, and was admitted to the bar by 23. He served as New York State assemblyman, Continental Congress delegate, Articles of Confederation signatory, U.S. assistant superintendent of finance, U.S. minister to France, U.S. senator, Erie Canal Commission chairman, and Constitutional Convention delegate. At the Constitutional Convention he delivered a whopping 173 speeches and earned the nickname "Penman of the Constitution." Gouverneur died November 6, 1816. Mount Morris was shown named on maps by 1873. Mount Morris Erik, the "Place Name Dude," begins Part 2 of our four-part series surrounding the history of names given to various locations throughout the Adirondacks. Enjoy learning about the history of the names – known as toponyms – behind some of your favorite locations. Be on the lookout for Schlimmer's most recent publications, Wicked\ Awesome Adirondack Chronology: 1524-2024 and Cranberry Lake Fifty Place Names: The Tiny Toponym Tome. Photo credit: Eric Adsit Photo credit: Eric Adsit

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