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History of Schenectady, New York, USA

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

     

• 1661 - Schenectady founded
  
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• 1690 - February 8 - French & Indian troops set Schenectady settlement on fire
  Three surprise raids were planned in February 1690 against villages in New England. The most spectacular attack was the one on Schenectady, a...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  St. George's Episcopal Church, built in 1759
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• 1798 - Schenectady Incorporated
  
  
  
• 1824 - Schenectady
  Schenectady, a City, and also a Post-Township, the capital of Schenectady County, situated on the Mohawk river, 15 1/ 2 miles NW. of Albany; bounded...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1831 - August 9 - 1st US steam engine train run (Albany to Schenectady, NY)
  
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• 1854 - Schenectady
  Schenectady, a city, capital of Schenectady county. New York, on the right bank of Mo hawk river, and on both sides of the Erie canal, 16 miles N. W. ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1869 - Schenectady
  SCHENECTADY CITY was patented with certain municipal rights, Nov. 4, 1684; it was chartered as a borough, October 23, 1765; incorporated as a...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1892 - April 15 – The General Electric Company is established through the merger of the Thomson-Houston Company and the Edison General Electric Company.
  
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• 1895 - Schenectady
  Schenectady, a city of the state of New York, the county seat of Schenectady co., is situated on the Mohawk River and on the Erie Canal, the New York ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1900 - MRS. ROGERS'S DEATH.
  She Lived But Twenty Minutes After the Accident.
  
  Providence, June 27 - Details have been received of the tragic death in Schenectady Monday...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1900 - Tornado
  Schenectady, N Y, Nov. 22 - Several persons were injured and many others narrowly escaped death, while thousands of dollars' worth of damage was done ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Lover's Lane in Union College Grove, Schenectady, N.Y.
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  Fire Station
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  State St. East from R.R. Crossing, Schenectady, N.Y.
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  N.Y.C.R.R. Station, 1903
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  Ellis Hospital, 1905
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  General Electric Company's, 1905
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  Upper Union Street, 1905
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• 1906
  Schenectady, a city, capital of Schenectady co., N.Y., is situated on the Mohawk River, on the Erie Canal, and on the New York Central and Hudson...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Court House
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  Business Section of State Street
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  Upper State Street, 1907
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  Bird's Eye View General Electric Company's Works
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  City Hall Annex, 1908
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  First Reformed Church
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  Freed's Big Liquor Store, 1908
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  The most powerful Electric Locomotive in the World
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  State Street, West of Robinson Street
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  Union College Campus and Fraternity Houses
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•  1910 - BLAZE AT BIG CIRCUS. HUGE TENT BURNS, BUT 12,000 PERSONS ESCAPE UNHURT. PAGEANT ABOUT TO BEGIN.
  Ringmaster Ready to Start Performance Before Vast Throng of Spectators When Fire Is Discovered - Audience Marches Out, Only a Few Being Scratched and ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  The Mohawk and Schenectady Boat Club
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  Fountain and Band Stand, Crescent Park
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  Erie Canal Near Schenectady, N.Y.
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  New Office Buildings, a part of the 15,000 Employees Leaving the General Electric Works, 1910
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  High School
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  Van Curler Opera House
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  Parkwood Boulevard
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  First Reformed Church, 1910
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  Scotia Bridge and Toll House
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  State Street, looking West from Crescent Park
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  Washington Ave., looking to General Electric Main Office, 1911
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  Residence of G. E. Emmons
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  City Hall and Annex, 1914
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  The Electrical House. Electricity being used exclusively for heating, lighting, cooking, cooling, etc.
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  Sanders Mansion, 1916
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  Entrance to Union College, 1920
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•  1922 - SCHENECTADY FIRE LOSS WILL REACH $250,000.
  Schenectady, Dec. 3. - Schenectady's entire fire department battled hours yesterday afternoon and last night against flames which destroyed two of...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1928 - May 10 – The first regular schedule of television programming begins in Schenectady, New York by the General Electric's television station W2XB (the station is popularly known as WGY Television, after its sister radio station WGY).
  
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  Y.W.C.A.
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  American Locomotive Works
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  City Hall
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  Y.M.C.A.
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