Shushan, New York
Shushan is a hamlet in the town of Salem in Washington County, New York, United States.[1] It is in the eastern region of the state, located four miles west of the Vermont border. Its ZIP code is 12873.[1]
The former United States Post Office in Shushan in August 2010, located in the former Delaware and Hudson Railway depot
Among Shushan's attractions is the Shushan Bridge, constructed in 1858.[2]
The hamlet is named after Susa or Shush which is an ancient city in Iran.
Notable people
- The classical saxophonist Sigurd Raschèr owned a farm in Shushan, and died there in 2001.
- Grey Villet, a photojournalist with Life magazine, lived in Shushan in the second half of the 20th century and died there in 2000.[3]
References
- Washington County GIS Web Map (Map). Washington County, NY. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- Town of Salem Web Site Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Bortolot, Lana (February 14, 2012). "A Storyteller is seen with new eyes" (PDF). Wall Street Journal:Greater New York: A25-26. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
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