The Town of Argyle will be near the path of totality ( 98.5 % ) during the Solar eclipse of April 8 , 2024 according to the WEB site timeanddata.com . The communities of Lake Placid , Potsdam and Plattsburg and many locations in the nearby Adirondack Park will be within the path of totality . The time of maximum solar eclipse in Argyle will be at 3:27.05 pm . The town was formed from the Argyll Patent of 1764 while still in Albany County , Province of New York and became a town in Charlotte County when it was created 24 March 1772 . Following the American Revolution , in 1784 the State of New York renamed Charlotte County as Washington County . During the time of the 9th New York State Legislature Argyle was officially formed as a town on 23 March 1786 . Since many of the original settlers were from Argyll , Scotland , they adopted the name of their native land to the town . Although population growth was slow , the town was the most populous in the county by 1790
Solar eclipse of April 8 , 2024
Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
Argyle, New York