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History of Rensselaer, New York, USA

Journey back in time to Rensselaer, New York, USA

Visit Rensselaer, New York, USA. Discover its history. Learn about the people who lived there through stories, old newspaper articles, pictures, postcards and genealogy.

     

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  Fort Crailo Mansion, Rensselaer, N.Y.
  Where "Yankee Doodle" was composed. Built 1642.
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• General Henry Knox and his troops passed through here in the winter of 1775-76 with a load of 59 cannons pulled by teams of oxen.
  The cannons were captured from the British at Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point. They were transported from Lake Champlain to Dorchester Heights,...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Old Forbes Manor House a relic of Revolutionary Days at Rensselaer, N.Y.
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• 1854 - Rensselaer
  Rensselaer, a county in the E. part of New York, has an area of about 630 square miles. It is bounded on the W. by the Hudson, and is drained by the...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1895 - Rensselaer
  Rensselaer, rén'sel-er, a county in the E. part of New York, bordering on Massachusetts, has an area of about 650 square miles. It is bounded on the...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1906
  Rensselaer (formerly known as Greenbnsh), a city of Rensselaer co., N.Y., on the Hudson River there crossed by several bridges), opposite Albany, on...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  The New Dunn Memorial Bridge Connecting Albany and Rensselaer, N.Y.
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•  1949 - MOTHER AND CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.
  Rensselaer, N.Y. - (U.P.) - A young mother and her two-year old daughter were burned to death in a fire that swept their two-story home here early...Read MORE...