<Tr> <Th> FIPS code </Th> <Td> 36 - 54639 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GNIS feature ID </Th> <Td> 2631633 </Td> </Tr> <P> Old Forge is a hamlet (and census - designated place) on New York State Route 28 in the town of Webb in Herkimer County, New York . The population was 756 at the 2010 census . Old Forge was formerly a village that dissolved its incorporation in 1936, but it remains the principal community in the region . As one of the western gateway communities of Adirondack Park, Old Forge forms an extensive business district, primarily directed at tourism especially during the summer months . The local school is the Town of Webb UFSD, a K - 12 institution with the Eskimo as their mascot. Old Forge often records the lowest winter temperatures in New York . On February 17, 1979, the record low temperature for New York was set in Old Forge at - 52 ° F (- 46 ° C). </P> <P> In 1798 the 210,000 acres (85,000 ha) area including Old Forge came into possession of the Brown family of Rhode Island, through a transaction involving Aaron Burr . John Francis Brown built a 25 miles (40 km) wagon trail from Remsen and attempted to settle about 20 families in the area . The land was unsuitable for farming, these attempts failed, and the area was abandoned by 1803 . </P>

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