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]

U.S. Post Office - Shushan, N.Y., August 2010

Among Shushan's attractions is the Shushan Bridge, constructed in 1858.[2]

Notable person

  • 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 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
  2. Town of Salem Web Site Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Bortolot, Lana (14 February 2012). "A Storyteller is seen with new eyes" (PDF). Wall Street Journal:Greater New York: A25-26. Retrieved 4 July 2020.



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