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Greig is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States, Named after John Greig, the town was founded in 1828 from land within the boundary of Watson, New York. Originally named Brantingham, the town changed to its present name, February 20, 1832. Brantingham still survives as a hamlet within the boundaries of Greig, as a postal identity and for Brantingham Lake, to the east of town. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 1,199.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 94.3 square miles (244 km), of which, 92.9 square miles (241 km) of it is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km) of it (1.51%) is water.
The eastern town line is the border of Herkimer County, and the western town line is defined by the Black River.
The eastern half of the town is inside the Adirondack Park. It is the largest park in the contiguous United States (6.1 million acres), the largest National Historic Landmark, and the largest area protected by any U. S. state. The impetus to…
