Henderson, NY

Henderson is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The 2020 census counted 1,438 residents. The town is named after William Henderson, the original European-American land owner. Henderson is in the western part of the county and is southwest of Watertown. In Henderson, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Henderson, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. The Great Lakes Seaway Trail runs through the town along New York State Route 3 and includes a monument to its founder, William E. Because most nations of the confederacy had allied with the British in the American Revolutionary War, after the defeat of Britain the United States forced the Iroquois to cede most of their land in New York under the terms of the peace treaty. The western boundary of the town is Lake Ontario.