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Shushan, New York

Hamlet in New York, United States

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.^{[citation needed]} Its ZIP code is 12873.^[1]

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.^{[citation needed]}
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

^ ^a ^b Washington County GIS Web Map (Map). Washington County, NY. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
^ Town of Salem Web Site Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ 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.