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Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, USA
"Schaghticoke, skat'I-köök', a township of Rensselaer co., N.Y., with a station on the Troy & Boston Railroad, 12 miles N. by E. of Troy. Pop. 3275. The township contains Hart's Falls (formerly Schaghticoke)."
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ...
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1895
J.B. Lippincott
"Schaghticoke, skat'I-köök', a township of Rensselaer co., N.Y., with a station on the Troy & Boston Railroad, 12 miles N. by E. of Troy. Pop. 3275. The township contains Hart's Falls (formerly Schaghticoke)."
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ...
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1895
J.B. Lippincott
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- 1668 - The first permanent settlement (of Schaghticoke) by Europeans began around 1668, who were mostly Dutch and English.
www.wikipedia.org - In 1792, William Chase constructed the first bridge over the Hoosic River at what would become the Village of Schaghticoke.
townofschaghticoke.org/ content/ History 
1854 - Fatal Railroad Accident.
Troy, Tuesday, Jan. 3. The first train from Rutland, on the Albany and Northern Railroad, this morning broke an axle near Schaghticoke Point, while...Read MORE...- 1859 - TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT NEAR TROY, N. Y. - A Bridge on the Northern Railroad Gives Way.
A TRAIN PLUNGED INTO THE STREAM.
THIRTEEN PERSONS KILLED.
MANY DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED.
Statement of a Passenger.
ALBANY, Aug. 3. - A...Read MORE... - 1867 - Fire
A fire at Schaghticoke, New York, on Thursday morning destroyed the cordage works of Spicer & Meeley and the twine factory of Tibbitts Briggs. The...Read MORE... - 1867 - The Village of Schaghticoke was incorporated as Harts Falls in 1867.
The falls of the Hoosic powered large woolen, flax, and powder mills among others.
townofschaghticoke.org/ content/ History 
1889 map- 1897 - Schaghticoke
Schaghticoke is situated in the northwest corner of the county, and is bounded on the north by the town of Easton, Washington county; on the east by...Read MORE... 
Greetings from Schaghticoke, N. Y.
Bird's Eye View of Schaghticoke, N.Y.
Main Street in Winter, 1905- 1906
Schaghticoke, sknt'i-kudk\ a post-village of Rensselaer co., N.Y., on the Boston and Maine R., 12 miles N. by E. of Troy. It has manufactures of...Read MORE... 
Union High School
The Hoosick River and B. & M. Station, 1912
M. E. Church
Main St., 1920s
Entrance to Elmwood Cemetery
Diver Memorial Library
Presbyterian Church
Saint John's Church
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