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

  1. Washington County GIS Web Map (Map). Washington County, NY. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  2. Town of Salem Web Site Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 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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