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Opened 1890 as the Plattsburgh Normal and Training School, a two-year teachers' college destroyed by fire in 1929 and rebuilt in 1932. As a charter member of the State University of New York (established 1948), SUNY Plattsburgh changed from a two-year institution to a four-year, public liberal arts college. It has about 6000 students. Visitors may attend athletic events, concerts, guest speaker presentations, forums on current events and poetry readings.
The State University of New York at Plattsburgh is a public university in Plattsburgh, New York, United States. The university was founded in 1889 and officially opened in 1890. The university is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. SUNY Plattsburgh has 5,109 students, of whom 4,680 are undergraduates.
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The Rockwell Kent Gallery (established 1989) owns 34 paintings created by Rockwell Kent between 1900 and 1965, as well as a large collection of prints, drawings, dinnerware, books, design art, photographs, bookplates, archives and personal items from his travels and life at Asgaard Farm near Ausable Forks. The Nina Winkel Sculpture Court represents 45 years of artistry by the late Nina Winkel in works of terracotta, stone, bronze and copper.
Art gallery, classes and exhibitions.
Guided tour of historic house, free admission to active military, Canadian currency accepted at par.
A clean, well-maintained beach for day use on the Cumberland Head peninsula on the western shore of Lake Champlain. Picnic tables and grills, camping, playground and playing fields.