In the late 1830s, the land that present-day Hamilton was built on was sold by the owner Niconar Munson to Dr. Samuel Tuttle, who was the first to plat the town.

[4] Dr. Tuttle went to New York shortly thereafter, where he met Fisher Howe, president of a syndicate of capitalists.

In the spring of 1838, Howe sent Sidney Gambia, an agent, to Enterprise to sell goods and develop the settlement.

To improve the settlement's reputation, the name was changed to Hamilton.

A post office was established under the name Enterprise in 1837, and was renamed to Hamilton in 1844.

Author Edward Eager vacationed here as a child in the 1920s, and featured the lake and local places like the hotel at Cold Harbor in one of his children’s books, “Magic by the Lake”.

the Flegal Brothers Gravel Pit, located on the Northwest end of the lake, was shut down and sold.

After getting the go-ahead from state and federal officials, the closed pits were allowed to flood and then the portion of land separating the old gravel pit from the lake was removed and the newly created additions to the lake were named Crystal Bay and Crystal Cove and were sold off to a developer for the construction of new homes.

29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.