WHITEHALL, a village of Washington county, New York, U.S.A., at the head (south end) of Lake Champlain, 65 m. N. by E. of Albany. It is on Federal highway 4, is served by the Delaware and Hudson railway and is the northern terminus of the State Barge Canal system. Pop. (1920) 5,258; in 1930 it was 5,191. In 1786 the village was named Whitehall and in 1806 it was incorporated. During the War of 1812 it was fortified and was a base of supplies for operations against Canada.