Author: Don Rittner
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738550282
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Founded by the Dutch in 1661, Schenectady is one of the oldest cities in the United States. Its rich history includes surviving the 1690 massacre, becoming a major provider of brooms, working hard as a canal town, and inventing many of lifes modern conveniencesfrom light bulbs to refrigerators to jet engines.
Schenectady
Author: Don Rittner
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738550282
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Founded by the Dutch in 1661, Schenectady is one of the oldest cities in the United States. Its rich history includes surviving the 1690 massacre, becoming a major provider of brooms, working hard as a canal town, and inventing many of lifes modern conveniencesfrom light bulbs to refrigerators to jet engines.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738550282
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Founded by the Dutch in 1661, Schenectady is one of the oldest cities in the United States. Its rich history includes surviving the 1690 massacre, becoming a major provider of brooms, working hard as a canal town, and inventing many of lifes modern conveniencesfrom light bulbs to refrigerators to jet engines.
Schenectady's Stockade
Author: Don Rittner
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738563121
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Located in upstate New York on the western banks of the Mohawk River, Schenectadys stockade is recognized as the first historic district of New York State and has been protected by strict zoning laws since the 1960s. As one of the oldest European-settled areas in the Unites States, the stockade contains the highest concentration of historic buildings in the country. During the early 19th century, the stockade had become a center for business, but a major fire in 1819 swept most of it away. Remarkably, more than 40 buildings have remained a part of the landscape for more than two centuries. As a result, a mix of architecture from 17th-century Dutch to modern exists within the four blocks that make up the stockade. Through photographs and maps, Schenectadys Stockade: New Yorks First Historic District tells the story of one of Americas earliest communities.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738563121
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Located in upstate New York on the western banks of the Mohawk River, Schenectadys stockade is recognized as the first historic district of New York State and has been protected by strict zoning laws since the 1960s. As one of the oldest European-settled areas in the Unites States, the stockade contains the highest concentration of historic buildings in the country. During the early 19th century, the stockade had become a center for business, but a major fire in 1819 swept most of it away. Remarkably, more than 40 buildings have remained a part of the landscape for more than two centuries. As a result, a mix of architecture from 17th-century Dutch to modern exists within the four blocks that make up the stockade. Through photographs and maps, Schenectadys Stockade: New Yorks First Historic District tells the story of one of Americas earliest communities.
Hidden History of the Mohawk Valley
Author: Bob Cudmore
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625845766
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Much of the history of New York's scenic Mohawk Valley has been recounted time and again. But so many other stories have remained buried, almost lost from memory. The man called the baseball oracle correctly predicted the outcome of twenty-one major-league games. Mrs. Bennett, a friend of Governor Thomas Dewey, owned the Tower restaurant and lived in the unique Cranesville building. An Amsterdam sailor cheated death onboard a stricken submarine. Not only people but once-loved places are also all but forgotten, like the twentieth-century Mohawk Indian encampment and Camp Agaming in the Adirondacks, where Kirk Douglas was a counselor. Local historian Bob Cudmore delves deep into the region's history to find its most fascinating pieces of hidden history.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625845766
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Much of the history of New York's scenic Mohawk Valley has been recounted time and again. But so many other stories have remained buried, almost lost from memory. The man called the baseball oracle correctly predicted the outcome of twenty-one major-league games. Mrs. Bennett, a friend of Governor Thomas Dewey, owned the Tower restaurant and lived in the unique Cranesville building. An Amsterdam sailor cheated death onboard a stricken submarine. Not only people but once-loved places are also all but forgotten, like the twentieth-century Mohawk Indian encampment and Camp Agaming in the Adirondacks, where Kirk Douglas was a counselor. Local historian Bob Cudmore delves deep into the region's history to find its most fascinating pieces of hidden history.
Schenectady County, New York
Author: Austin A. Yates
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Category : Schenectady County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 782
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Category : Schenectady County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 782
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Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady, from 1662 to 1800
Author: Jonathan Pearson
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Category : Schenectady (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Category : Schenectady (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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History of the Mohawk Valley, Gateway to the West, 1614-1925
Author: Nelson Greene
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Category : Mohawk River Valley (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 978
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Category : Mohawk River Valley (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 978
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Tales of Old Dorp
Author: W. Earl Weller
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Category : Schenectady (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 94
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Category : Schenectady (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 94
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Metrofix
Author: William Patrick
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Languages : en
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History of the County of Schenectady, N.Y., from 1662 to 1886 ...
Author: George Rogers Howell
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Category : Schenectady County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Publisher:
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Category : Schenectady County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Bi-centennial History of Albany
Author: George Rogers Howell
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Category : Albany (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 548
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Publisher:
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Category : Albany (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 548
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