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The first railroad in America ran a distance of 11 miles between Albany and Schenectady.
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- 1614 - Fort Nassau is built near present-day Albany
www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/ state-history-timeline/ new-york.html - 1615 - Albany settled by Dutch colonists - It is called Fort Orange
- 1664 - September 24 - Dutch Fort Orange (New Netherland) in present day Albany NY surrenders to the English
historyorb.com - 1686 - July 22 - City of Albany, NY chartered
historyorb.com - 1701 - The first sexually integrated jury hears cases in Albany, New York.
nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org - 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, Mass...Read MORE... - 1792 - Bank of Albany Established
In 1792, Bank of Albany was established with capital of $260,000.
The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, Volume 3
Author Sir David Brewster
Publisher J. & ...Read MORE... - 1797-01-01 - Albany replaces NYC as capital of NY
historyorb.com - 1807 - The Clermont made its maiden voyage from New York City to Albany making the vessel the first successful steamboat.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ new-york.html 
1831 - August 9 - 1st US steam engine train run (Albany to Schenectady, NY)
historyorb.com
August 9, 1831- 1848 - APPALLING CONFLAGRATION! 500 BUILDINGS BURNED!! $3,000,000 Property Lost!!
Fire, though a good servant, is indeed a fearful master! And fearfully did this mad element rage yesterday! Our city is desolate! The ruin is appallin...Read MORE... - 1848 - SAD ACCIDENT
As the passengers by the noon train were about landing from the Boston on the bridge at the foot of Maiden lane, it gave way, by which several persons...Read MORE... - 1852 - Fire at Albany
ALBANY, Tuesday, May 4. The Dye House, Bathing House and Infirmary of Dr. DEAN, on Norton-street, was destroyed by fire this morning. Loss $4,000. Ins...Read MORE... - 1854 - Albany
Albany, the capital of New York, and the second city in importance in that state, is situated on the W. bank of the Hudson river, 146 miles N. from Ne...Read MORE... - 1860 - Albany
ALBANY CITY- was incorporated by patent July 22, 1686, having previously enjoyed divers rights and privileges, under the names of "Beverwick," "Willia...Read MORE... - 1869 - Soldiers' Home
The Soldiers' Home in Albany, N.Y., has been closed for lack of appropriation by the Legislature for support, and its two hundred inmates will be take...Read MORE... 
"The Woodbury Soap Company is an American manufacturer of personal care products such as cold cream, facial cream, facial powder, after-shave talc and ear swabs. Founded in Albany, New York in 1870, the company was sponsor to popular radio programs... Read MORE...
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Picturesque America... Oliver Bell Bunce, William Cullen Bryant
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1872-1874.
Artwork- 1883 - ANOTHER ROTTEN BOILER.
Albany, September 28. - Early this morning the boiler in the steamer J.S. Robinson, which lay at the foot of Waterloo Street, exploded with frightful ...Read MORE... - 1884 - CRASHING INTO A LAND SLIDE. A TRAIN ON THE WEST SHORE WRECKED AND SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED.
The Atlantic express of the West Shore Road is due at Jersey City at 7 o’clock in the morning. It lost a few minutes south of Albany yesterday morning...Read MORE... 
Cocaine Toothache Drops
Llyod Manufacturing Co., 219 Hudson Ave. Albany, N.Y., 1885
Advertisement- 1888 - March 12 - A blizzard paralyzed southeastern New York State and western New England. Albany NY reported 46.7 inches of snow.
The Weather Channel
March 12, 1888 - 1895 - Albany
Albany, a city, capital (since 1797) of the state of New York, and of Albany co., on the W. bank of Hudson River, lat. 42° 39' 3" N., lon. 73° 32' W.,...Read MORE... - 1897 - KILLED BY THE CARS.
Albany, N.Y., Jan. 11. - SUSAN ROSNA, aged eight years, was struck by the Montreal express train on the Delaware & Hudson railroad entering this city ...Read MORE... 
Novelty Knitting Co., Albany, N.Y.
Ladies' Home Journal
May 1898
Advertisement
"The Leading Tourist's Line"
Lake George, Lake Champlain, Sharon Springs, Saratoga, Adirondacks, etc., etc.
J. W Burdick, General Pass. Agt.
Delaware & Hudson, R.R., Albany, N.Y.
Ladies' Home Journal
June 1898
Advertisement
State Street from Broadway
Postcard
State Street Looking West, Albany, N. Y.
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Long Drawbridge, Hudson River at Albany
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New York Central Railroad Station, Albany, N. Y.
Postcard
Capitol Approach and Bell Telephone Bldg., Albany, N. Y.
Postcard
Home Savings Bank, Albany, N. Y.
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City Hall, 1905
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All Saints P. C. Cathedral, 1906
Postcard
Post Office
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Ravine Beaver Park, 1906
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Hawk Street Viaduct
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Albany Trust Building, 1909
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Catholic Union Building
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Dudley Observatory, Lake Avenue
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Park Lake
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Old Schuyler Mansion
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Shopping District
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St. Agnes School, Elk Street
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The Wellington Hotel
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State Street Looking West from Broadway
Postcard- 1911 - July 4 - Temperature reached 104°F in Albany, New York
The Weather Channel 
Moonlight on the Hudson, 1911
Postcard- 1916
Albany, a city, capital of the state of New York (since 1797) and of Albany co., on the W. bank of the Hudson River, in lat, 42° W3" N., lon. 73° 45' ...Read MORE... 
State Education Building
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Keeler's State Street Restaurant
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The Plaza
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Looking Up State Street from the Plaza
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
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Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Albany, New York, USA
Albany, New York, USA
Advertisement
 - "The Woodbury Soap Company is an American manufacturer of personal care products such as cold cream, facial cream, facial powder, after-shave talc and ear swabs. Founded in Albany, New York in 1870, the company was sponsor to popular radio programs in the 1930s and 1940s.
The John H. Woodbury company was established in 1870 in Albany, New York by a dermatologist. The company was still in New York in 1901, making and retailing soap, when the Andrew Jergens Company (now a subsidiary of Kao) purchased the company which owned the soap brand, and moved the headquarters to Cincinnati, Ohio." wikipedia
Found at Old Drugstore, St Augustine, Florida)
"The Woodbury Soap Company is an American manufacturer of personal care products such as cold cream, facial cream, facial powder, after-shave talc and ear swabs. Founded in Albany, New York in 1870, the company was sponsor to popular radio programs... Read MORE...
Albany, New York, USA
Artwork
 - Picturesque America... Oliver Bell Bunce, William Cullen Bryant
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1872-1874.)
Picturesque America... Oliver Bell Bunce, William Cullen Bryant
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1872-1874.
Albany, New York, USA
Advertisement
 - Cocaine Toothache Drops
Llyod Manufacturing Co., 219 Hudson Ave. Albany, N.Y., 1885)
Cocaine Toothache Drops
Llyod Manufacturing Co., 219 Hudson Ave. Albany, N.Y., 1885
Albany, New York, USA
Advertisement
 - Novelty Knitting Co., Albany, N.Y.
Ladies' Home Journal
May 1898)
Novelty Knitting Co., Albany, N.Y.
Ladies' Home Journal
May 1898
Albany, New York, USA
Advertisement
 - "The Leading Tourist's Line"
Lake George, Lake Champlain, Sharon Springs, Saratoga, Adirondacks, etc., etc.
J. W Burdick, General Pass. Agt.
Delaware & Hudson, R.R., Albany, N.Y.
Ladies' Home Journal
June 1898)
"The Leading Tourist's Line"
Lake George, Lake Champlain, Sharon Springs, Saratoga, Adirondacks, etc., etc.
J. W Burdick, General Pass. Agt.
Delaware & Hudson, R.R., Albany, N.Y.
Ladies' Home Journal
June 1898
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - State Street Looking West, Albany, N. Y.)
State Street Looking West, Albany, N. Y.
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - Long Drawbridge, Hudson River at Albany)
Long Drawbridge, Hudson River at Albany
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - New York Central Railroad Station, Albany, N. Y.)
New York Central Railroad Station, Albany, N. Y.
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - Capitol Approach and Bell Telephone Bldg., Albany, N. Y.)
Capitol Approach and Bell Telephone Bldg., Albany, N. Y.
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - Home Savings Bank, Albany, N. Y.)
Home Savings Bank, Albany, N. Y.
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - State Street from Broadway)
State Street from Broadway
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - City Hall, 1905)
City Hall, 1905
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - All Saints P. C. Cathedral, 1906)
All Saints P. C. Cathedral, 1906
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - Post Office)
Post Office
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - Ravine Beaver Park, 1906)
Ravine Beaver Park, 1906
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - Hawk Street Viaduct)
Hawk Street Viaduct
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - Albany Trust Building, 1909)
Albany Trust Building, 1909
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - Catholic Union Building)
Catholic Union Building
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - Dudley Observatory, Lake Avenue)
Dudley Observatory, Lake Avenue
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - Park Lake)
Park Lake
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - Old Schuyler Mansion)
Old Schuyler Mansion
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - Shopping District)
Shopping District
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - St. Agnes School, Elk Street)
St. Agnes School, Elk Street
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - The Wellington Hotel)
The Wellington Hotel
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - State Street Looking West from Broadway)
State Street Looking West from Broadway
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - Moonlight on the Hudson, 1911)
Moonlight on the Hudson, 1911
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - State Education Building)
State Education Building
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - Keeler's State Street Restaurant)
Keeler's State Street Restaurant
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - The Plaza)
The Plaza
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - Looking Up State Street from the Plaza)
Looking Up State Street from the Plaza
Albany, New York, USA
Postcard
 - Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception)
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
History, News and Stories of Albany, New York, USA
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1614 - Fort Nassau is built near present-day Albany
www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/ state-history-timeline/ new-york.html
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1615 - Albany settled by Dutch colonists - It is called Fort Orange
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1664 - September 24 - Dutch Fort Orange (New Netherland) in present day Albany NY surrenders to the English
historyorb.com
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Albany & Saratoga Springs, NY - Travel Thru History
Albany & Saratoga Springs, NY - Travel Thru History (www.youtube.com) -
1686 - July 22 - City of Albany, NY chartered
historyorb.com
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1701 - The first sexually integrated jury hears cases in Albany, New York.
nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org
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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...
-
1792 - Bank of Albany Established
In 1792, Bank of Albany was established with capital of $260,000.
The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, Volume 3
Author Sir David Brewster
Publisher J. & ... Read MORE...
-
1797-01-01 - Albany replaces NYC as capital of NY
historyorb.com
-
1807 - The Clermont made its maiden voyage from New York City to Albany making the vessel the first successful steamboat.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ new-york.html
1831 - August 9 - 1st US steam engine train run (Albany to Schenectady, NY)
historyorb.com
August 9, 1831
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1848 - SAD ACCIDENT
As the passengers by the noon train were about landing from the Boston on the bridge at the foot of Maiden lane, it gave way, by which several... Read MORE...
-
1848 - APPALLING CONFLAGRATION! 500 BUILDINGS BURNED!! $3,000,000 Property Lost!!
Fire, though a good servant, is indeed a fearful master! And fearfully did this mad element rage yesterday! Our city is desolate! The ruin is... Read MORE...
-
1852 - Fire at Albany
ALBANY, Tuesday, May 4. The Dye House, Bathing House and Infirmary of Dr. DEAN, on Norton-street, was destroyed by fire this morning. Loss $4,000.... Read MORE...
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1854 - Albany
Albany, the capital of New York, and the second city in importance in that state, is situated on the W. bank of the Hudson river, 146 miles N. from... Read MORE...
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1860 - Albany
ALBANY CITY- was incorporated by patent July 22, 1686, having previously enjoyed divers rights and privileges, under the names of "Beverwick,"... Read MORE...
-
1869 - Soldiers' Home
The Soldiers' Home in Albany, N.Y., has been closed for lack of appropriation by the Legislature for support, and its two hundred inmates will be... Read MORE...
-
1883 - ANOTHER ROTTEN BOILER.
Albany, September 28. - Early this morning the boiler in the steamer J.S. Robinson, which lay at the foot of Waterloo Street, exploded with frightful ... Read MORE...
-
1884 - CRASHING INTO A LAND SLIDE. A TRAIN ON THE WEST SHORE WRECKED AND SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED.
The Atlantic express of the West Shore Road is due at Jersey City at 7 o’clock in the morning. It lost a few minutes south of Albany yesterday... Read MORE...
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1888 - March 12 - A blizzard paralyzed southeastern New York State and western New England. Albany NY reported 46.7 inches of snow.
The Weather Channel
March 12, 1888
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1895 - Albany
Albany, a city, capital (since 1797) of the state of New York, and of Albany co., on the W. bank of Hudson River, lat. 42° 39' 3" N., lon. 73° 32'... Read MORE...
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1897 - KILLED BY THE CARS.
Albany, N.Y., Jan. 11. - SUSAN ROSNA, aged eight years, was struck by the Montreal express train on the Delaware & Hudson railroad entering this city ... Read MORE...
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1911 - July 4 - Temperature reached 104°F in Albany, New York
The Weather Channel
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1916
Albany, a city, capital of the state of New York (since 1797) and of Albany co., on the W. bank of the Hudson River, in lat, 42° W3" N., lon. 73° 45' ... Read MORE...
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