Download or read book History of the County of Schenectady N Y from 1662 to 1886 written by George Rogers Howell and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Schenectady written by Don Rittner and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Schenectady s Stockade written by Don Rittner and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10-29 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book History of the City and County of Schenectady N Y written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of the Schenectady Patent in the Dutch and English Times written by Jonathan Pearson and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Schenectady During the Revolution written by Willis Tracy Hanson and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mohawk Frontier Second Edition written by Thomas E. Burke Jr. and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2009-02-05 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the fascinating story of the Dutch community at Schenectady, a village that grew out of the wilderness along the northern frontier of New Netherland in the 1660s. Drawing upon a wealth of original documents, Thomas Burke renders an engaging portrait of a small but dynamic Dutch village in the twilight years of the New Netherland colony. Despite the proximity of the Mohawks, Schenectady's residents—when they were not quarreling amongst themselves—made their living more from farming and raising livestock than trading. Due to a scarcity of labor, Schenectady became one of the most diverse and energized communities in the region, attracting servants and tenant farmers, and paving the way for slavery. Its northern frontier location however made it a vulnerable target during the many conflicts between the French and English that erupted in the late seventeenth century. Bringing Schenectady fully out of the historical shadow of its large neighbor Albany, Thomas Burke reveals both the intricate depths of a small Dutch village and how many aspects of its story mirrored the broader histories of New Netherland and New York.This second edition of the classic history features a new introduction by William Starna, which updates key research and issues that have arisen since its initial publication.
Download or read book Schenectady s General Electric Realty Plot written by Chris Leonard and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Schenectady's General Electric Realty Plot was formed in 1899 when the General Electric (GE) Company purchased 70 acres of land from Union College to provide unique housing opportunities for its executives and scientists and to attract brilliant minds from around the world to work for GE ... Chris Leonard, city historian of Schenectady and historian of the GE Realty Plot, has selected images from the archives of the Schenectady Historical Society, MiSci, Union College, and the Efner History Center and from the collections of GE Realty Plot neighbors to trace the story of the Plot from its beginnings to the desperate efforts to save these homes in the 1970s ..."--Back cover
Download or read book ROTTERDAM written by Schenectady County Historical Society and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nestled among the rolling hills of the Mohawk Valley, the town of Rotterdam was formed in 1820 from the Third Ward of the city of Schenectady. Its history, chronicled in Rotterdam's two hundred images, begins much earlier and is essentially the story of people past and present. The original settlers, mostly of Dutch origin, turned the wilderness into farmland. Their descendants and those who followed expanded into other livelihoods, producing goods that were shipped first along the Erie Canal and later across the nation by rail.
Download or read book History of the Mohawk Valley Gateway to the West 1614 1925 written by Nelson Greene and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Schenectady County New York written by Austin A. Yates and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady from 1662 to 1800 written by Jonathan Pearson and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ghosts of NY s Capital District written by Renee Mallett and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York's Capital District is an area rich in history . . . and in ghosts! Covering a dozen communities within the area, read about historic hauntings and modern-day spooks in upstate New York. Catch a show at the Cohoes Music Hall--just watch out for the Lady in Black and the outrageous spirit of Vaudeville superstar Eva Tanguay. Take a ride on Lincoln's ghost train that charges through Albany each April. Learn the true stories behind the legends of Amsterdam's Widow Susan and the Witch of Saratoga. And find out why the Men in Black menaced the residents of Scotia for four years. Why not begin your paranormal encounter right here?
Download or read book Year Book of the Schenectady County Historical Society Schenectady N Y written by Schenectady County Historical Society, Schenectady, N.Y and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the City and County of Schenectady N Y written by [Schenectady County Teachers' Associa and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book It Came from Schenectady written by Barry Longyear and published by Open Road Distribution. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This title is just a front for a collection of 12 stories, several of which are among the finest written within Longyear's time as a writer. Hardly any of the dozen end as one might expect, and yet they're not possessed of twist endings, merely good ones. Longyear is the kind of quality writer who sets up so complete a segment of life within a story, that all possibilities of a real occurrence come through." --Starlog
Download or read book Schenectady and the Great Western Gateway written by Schenectady (N.Y.). Chamber of Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
