Selkirk is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depi ...

in the

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares ...

Bethlehem Bethlehem (; ar, بيت لحم ; he, בֵּית לֶחֶם '' '') is a city in the central West Bank, Palestine, about south of Jerusalem. Its population is approximately 25,000,Amara, 1999p. 18.Brynen, 2000p. 202. and it is the capital ...

, Albany County,

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

, United States. It is located south of the

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of Albany and is a suburb of that city. A major freight railyard operated by the Selkirk Subdivision of

CSX Transportation CSX Transportation , known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The railroad operates approximately 21,000 route miles () of track. ...

is located there; all of the CSX freight traffic going to or from

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the capital city, state capital and List of municipalities in Massachusetts, most populous city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financ ...

goes through Selkirk on its way to points north, south or west. The route is also used by traffic from

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the U ...

via the Alfred H. Smith Memorial Bridge to points west, a detour known as the

Selkirk hurdle The Selkirk Hurdle is the term used by urban planners, railroad employees, politicians, and others to describe the route that must be taken by freight trains traveling between New York City and other points in downstate New York that are east of t ...

. Also in Selkirk is Audubon International, a non-profit environmental educational organization. The

Dr. John Babcock House Dr. John Babcock House is a historic home located at Becker's Corners, Selkirk in Albany County, New York. Description and history It was built in 1851 and consists of a three-by-three-bay, two-story red brick main block with a one-story sum ...

Bethlehem Grange No. 137 The Bethlehem Grange No. 137 is a historic The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, Grange hall located in Selkirk, New York, Selkirk, Albany County, New York, Albany County, New York (state), New York, United States. It was built ...

, and Schoonmaker House are listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...

. Selkirk is accessible via the

New York State Thruway {{Infobox road , state = NY , type = NYST , alternate_name = Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway , maint = NYSTA , map = {{maplink, frame=yes, plain=yes, frame-align=center, frame-width=290, type=line, stroke-width=2, type2=line, from2=New Yor ...

at Exit 22, a stop that has connecting routes New York State Route 396 and New York State Route 144.
Thruway.NY.Gov

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External links

Audubon International
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