Fleming Point is a rocky

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in the

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. It is situated in Albany, on the eastern shore of

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is an extension of the point, having been formed in the 1960s from

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History

Fleming Point is named after John T. Fleming who lived in the area in 1853, having bought the land from

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. In the 19th century, it was the site of the

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and Judson Dynamite and Powder Company. The Giant plant suffered two major accidental explosions, one in 1880 and another in 1892. Explosives plants dominated the Albany waterfront until 1905 when they were replaced with somewhat less dangerous chemical factories. By the first decade of the 20th century, it was used by residents of

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as a

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, one of the reasons the City of Albany decided to incorporate in 1908. It is currently the site of

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, which held its first meet on February 1, 1941.

Geology

Near Fleming Point, south of

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, the waters of the bay have cut low cliffs in which even alternations of sandstone and shale are observable. In some instances the black shale shows a decided lenticular character. Some lenses are fifteen to twenty feet long and a foot or so thick in the central part.

References

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