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Isle Of The Mohawks
Isle of the Mohawks is an island on the Mohawk River south of Scotia in Schenectady County, New York Schenectady County () is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,061. The county seat is Schenectady. The name is from a Mohawk language word meaning "on the other side of the pine lands," a term .... References {{authority control Islands of New York (state) Mohawk River River islands of New York (state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohawk River
The Mohawk River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 3, 2011 river in the U.S. state of New York. It is the largest tributary of the Hudson River. The Mohawk flows into the Hudson in Cohoes, New York, a few miles north of the city of Albany.Mohawk River , The Columbia Gazetteer of North America The river is named for the of the Iroquois Confederacy. It is a major waterway in north-central New York. The largest tributary, the Schoharie Creek, accounts fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schenectady County, New York
Schenectady County () is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,061. The county seat is Schenectady. The name is from a Mohawk language word meaning "on the other side of the pine lands," a term that originally applied to Albany. Schenectady County is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is west of the confluence of the Mohawk with the Hudson River. It includes territory on the north and the south sides of the Mohawk River. History This area of the river valley was historically occupied by the Mohawk people, the easternmost of the Five Nations comprising the Iroquois Confederacy or ''Haudenosaunee''. They cultivated maize fields in the flats along the Mohawk River and had villages in the hills. European settlement started in the present-day county by Dutch colonists in the 17th century; the village of Schenectady was founded in 1661. The fur traders in Albany kept a monopoly and prohibited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenville, Schenectady County, New York
Glenville is a town in Schenectady County, New York, United States. It was incorporated in 1820 from Schenectady. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 29,326. Including the village of Scotia, the town of Glenville encompasses the part of Schenectady County north of the Mohawk River. History Glenville is named after Alexander Lindsay Glen. Glen, who was a native of Scotland, acquired a large tract of land in the area in the 1650s. He named his manor at Scotia after his native country. The Seeley Farmhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, the Swart House and Tavern in 2007 and the Bishop Family Lustron House was listed the following year. The Glenville District No. 5 Schoolhouse was listed in 2013. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.94%, is water. Demographics At the 2000 census, there were 28,183 people, 11,150 households, and 7,827 families living in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotia, New York
Scotia is a village in Schenectady County, New York, United States, incorporated in 1904. The population was 7,729 at the 2010 census. Scotia is part of the town of Glenville, and is connected with the city of Schenectady by the Western Gateway Bridge over the Mohawk River. History The land was purchased by Alexander Lindsay Glen, a native of Scotland, from the Mohawk people in the 17th century. Glen named his estate ''Scotia'' (Latin for "Scotland") after his home country. Scotia was the location of a military encampment during both the French and Indian War of 1754 and again during the War of 1812. During the 1800s, Scotia was known for its production of brooms, over 1 million annually for a time. In the 20th century, Scotia became a thriving bedroom community for employees of Schenectady employers such as General Electric. During World War II the Scotia Naval Supply Depot (1942-1971) employed over 2000 workers. Historic buildings: * Glen Sanders Mansion, parts dating to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islands Of New York (state)
The following is a list of islands found within New York State. *Alder Island (New York), Alder Island *Alger Island, New York, Alger Island *Association Island *Barnum Island *Beeren Island *Big Crow Island *Big Hassock Island *Bird Island (New York), Bird Island *Black Banks Island *Broad Channel Island *Brother Island, Niagara River, Brother Island *Calumet Island *Captree Island, New York, Captree Island *Carleton Island *Catwright Island *Cayuga Island *Cedar Island (New York), Cedar Island *Cedar Island (Babylon) *Cedar Island (Shelter Island) *Cedar Island (Nassau County) *Center Island (New York), Center Island *Cinder Island *City Island, Bronx, City Island *Clifford Island (New Rochelle), Clifford Island *Colonels Island, New York *Columbia Island (New York), Columbia Island *Coney Island *Constellation Rock *Constitution Island *Crab Island (Lake Champlain) *Crab Island (Long Island Sound) *Croil Island *Croyle Island *Cuba Island *Dark Island *Davids Island (New York) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
