Author: Arthur James WeisePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Albany (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The History of the City of Albany, New York
Author: Arthur James WeisePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Albany (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Bi-centennial History of Albany
Author: George Rogers HowellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Albany (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Albany
Author: John J. McEnenyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781892724533
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Beginning with its founding by the Dutch West India Company, all the intriguing details of its evolution are here'the fur trade, railroads and brewing industry as well as the political leaders that helped shape this great capital city. Written by beloved Albanian Assemblyman John McEneny and filled with hundreds of black and white and color images, a complete index, and an illustrated chronology of significant events in the state's history.
Albany Architecture
Author: Diana S. WaitePublisher: Mount Ida Press
ISBN: 9780962536816
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Southern Life, Northern City
Author: Jennifer A. LemakPublisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 0791475816
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
The inspirational story of an African American community that migrated from the Deep South to Albany, New York, in the 1930s.
Albany, Capital City on the Hudson
Author: John J. McEnenyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The History of Here
Author: Akum NorderPublisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438467923
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
When you buy an old house, you get much more than a house. In all its quirks, its alterations, in fragments of memory and traces left behind, you get a bundle of small mysteries. Who used to live here? Why did they come here, and where did they go? Whose name is that written on the attic wall? When did that odd little bathroom get shoehorned in there, and what did the room look like before? If you're lucky, one or two of your house's mysteries might unfold into stories. Akum Norder was very lucky. The History of Here follows Albany, New York's, Pine Hills neighborhood through more than one hundred years of change. At its heart is the story of Norder's 1912 house and the people who built and lived in it. As Norder traced their histories, she came to see the development of her house, her street, and her neighborhood as a piece of Albany's story. In the lives of its residents, their struggles and triumphs, she saw a reflection of twentieth-century America. Drawing on interviews, city records, newspapers, out-of-print books, and other sources, Norder's narrative makes a case for city neighborhoods: their value, their preservation, and the grassroots involvement that turns a jumble of houses into a community. Funny and thought-provoking, readable and relevant, The History of Here celebrates the sense of place that fuels the new urbanism.
Helderberg Hilltowns
Author: John K. ElberfeldPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738592684
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The early Dutch settlers in Albany called the hills to the west "Hellebergh," or "Clear Mountain." Little did they know of the rugged terrain that lay above the Helderberg Escarpment or of the hardy men and women who would one day tame that wilderness. Faced with thin soil and a harsh climate, the resourceful people of the Helderbergs established four towns: Berne, Knox, Rensselaerville, and Westerlo. The Hilltown farmers declared their independence from the feudal landlord system during the renowned anti-rent wars of the mid-1800s. As the agrarian economy faded, the enterprising Hilltowners used local resources in new ways to earn their livelihood. Landowners capitalized on the natural beauty of the region to attract tourists. Knox's cottage industry of wooden pillbox production brought it fame as the "Pillbox Capital of the World." Rensselaerville's Huyck Preserve created opportunities for the long-term study of biological systems. Helderberg Hilltowns takes the reader back to 1880 through 1950, a time of one-room schoolhouses, church socials, barn raisings, haying with draft horses, bobsledding parties, family reunions, and rocking chairs on the veranda.
Railroads of New York's Capital District
Author: Timothy StarrPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467105600
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
New York's Capital District was ideally situated to become one of the nation's earliest and most important transportation crossroads. The Mohawk River was the only water level gap in the Appalachian range to the west, which led to the construction of the Erie Canal. Soon after its completion, the state's first railroad began operating between Albany and Schenectady in 1831. Other pioneer railroads followed, heading north to Canada, south to New York City, west to Chicago, and east to Boston. Over the next century, railroads like the New York Central, Boston & Albany, Boston & Maine, and Delaware & Hudson built extensive passenger stations, freight and classification yards, and repair shops in the tri-city region. Passenger operations continue today at the Schenectady and Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak stations, while the Selkirk Yard is still an important classification point for CSX Transportation.
Hidden History of the Lower Hudson Valley
Author: Carney RhinevaultPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614238227
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Today's travelers between New York City and Albany are more familiar with the Thruway than with the old Albany Post Road. But for centuries, this was the main highway between the Big Apple and the capital, and many exciting events occurred along its path in the Lower Hudson Valley. The Dutch Philipse family of Sleepy Hollow engaged in piracy, and tales of such misdeeds from the region inspired Washington Irving to write some of his most beloved stories. Later, prisoners used the road as an escape route from the original Sing Sing prison. During Prohibition, a "beer hose" ran through Yonkers, allegedly placed along the route by beer baron Dutch Schultz. With illustrations by Tatiana Rhinevault, local historian Carney Rhinevault uncovers the stories hidden behind the old mile markers of the Albany Post Road.