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  2. History of Albany, New York - Wikipedia

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    Albany: State University of New York Press; 2007. ISBN 978-0-7914-7294-1. Hackett, David G. The Rude Hand of Innovation: Religion and Social Order in Albany, New York, 1652-1836 (Oxford University Press, 1991) Howell, George Rogers. Bi-centennial History of Albany: History of the County of Albany, N.Y. from 1609 to 1886 (Volume I). Jonathan Tenney.

  3. History of Albany, New York (1860–1900) - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The history of Albany, New York from 1860 to 1900 begins in 1860, prior to the start of the Civil War, and ends in 1900. The Albany Lumber District was home to the largest lumber market in the nation in 1865. [1] While the key to Albany's economic prosperity in the 19th century was transportation, industry and business also played a role.

  4. Fort Edward, New York - Wikipedia

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    Fort Edward is a town and the county seat of Washington County, New York, United States. The population was 5,991 at the 2020 census. [2][5][6][7] The municipal center complex is on U.S. Route 4 between the villages of Hudson Falls and Fort Edward. [8][9] When construction of the complex was completed in 1994, most of the administrative offices ...

  5. Port Washington, New York - Wikipedia

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    www.pwcoc.org. Port Washington is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) on the Cow Neck Peninsula in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York. The hamlet is the anchor community of the Greater Port Washington area. The population was 16,753 at the time of the 2020 census.

  6. Sands Point, New York - Wikipedia

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    Sands Point is a village located at the tip of the Cow Neck Peninsula in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Port Washington area, which is anchored by Port Washington. The population was 2,712 at the time of the 2020 census.

  7. History of Albany, New York (1900–1942) - Wikipedia

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    The history of Albany, New York from 1900 to 1942 begins at the start of the 20th century and ends with the beginning of the tenure of Erastus Corning 2nd as mayor in 1942. Albany opened one of the first commercial airports in the world, and the first municipal airport in the United States, in 1908. Originally located on a polo field on Loudon ...

  8. Rensselaer, New York - Wikipedia

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    Location in Rensselaer County and the state of New York. Rensselaer / rɛnsəˈlɪər / is a city in Rensselaer County, New York, United States, and is located on the east side of the Hudson River, opposite Albany and on the western border of Rensselaer County. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 9,210. [2] The area now known as the ...

  9. Camp Shanks - Wikipedia

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    Camp Shanks served as a staging area for troops departing the New York Port of Embarkation for overseas service during World War II.Dubbed “Last Stop USA”, the camp housed about 50,000 troops spread over 2,040 acres (8.3 km 2) and was the largest World War II U.S. Army embarkation camp, processing 1.3 million service personnel. including 75% of those participating in the D-Day invasion.