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Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

Saratoga Springs was first incorporated as a Village in 1826, and as a City in 1915. It is the fifth-largest City by land area in New York State, encompassing the entire borders of what was once the Town of Saratoga Springs. Located on an ancient geologic fault line that runs through most of the City, Saratoga Springs hosts many naturally carbonated mineral springs within its borders...

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  • Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
    Congress Spring in 1848
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  • News 1853 - August 24 - 1st potato chips prepared by Chef George Crum (Saratoga Springs NY)

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    August 24, 1853

  • 1854 - Saratoga Springs
    Saratoga Springs, situated in Saratoga township, Saratoga county, New York, 38 miles by railroad N. of Albany, and 32 N. of Troy. This is the most fashionable watering-place on the American continent, as well as the most in repute for the medical virtues of its waters. Here assemble from every...Read MORE...


  • 1863 - August 3 - Saratoga Racetrack (NY) opens

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  • News 1871 - Care for Sick Sheep. - James Smith, of Saratoga Springs, N. Y., says:
    "I believe it is not generally known to farmers what to do for sheep when their ears lop, and they stand with their feet together, and their eyes run; the disease is just commencing. Catch the animal, and pull the hoof apart, and the issues will be found stopped up with a hard substance; pick that...Read MORE...


  • News 1887 - By a plan of "penny a day" collections, the ladies of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Saratoga Springs raised during the past year the handsome sum of $1,950 on the debt of the church.

    St Joseph Herald
    Saint Joseph, Michigan
    March 5, 1887

  • 1895 - Saratoga Springs
    Saratoga Springs, a post-village and fashionable summer resort of Saratoga co., N.Y., in a township of its own name, on the Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad, at the S. terminus of the Adirondack Railroad, 38 miles N. of Albany, and about 180 miles N. of New York City. Besides being one of the most...Read MORE...


  • 1899 - Saratoga Springs
    The town of Saratoga Springs is located a little to the southeast of the geographical centre of the county. It is bounded on the north by the towns of Greenfield and Wilton, on the east by Saratoga, on the south by Malta and on the west by Milton. The Revised Statutes of New York State define the...Read MORE...


  • Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
    Broadway looking South
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  • Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
    The Start, Saratoga Race Track, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
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  • Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
    Congress Park, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
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  • News 1906 - TWO KILLED IN CRASH OF MONTREAL EXPRESS
    George Foster Peabody One of the Injured in Train Wreck.
    HIS HURTS NOT SERIOUS
    Sharp Curve Cut Off Signal That Brakeman Used In Effort to Avoid Disaster.
    Special to The New York Times.
    SARATOGA SPRINGS, March 7. - Two persons were killed, another will probably die before morning, and several...Read MORE...


  • 1906
    Saratoga Springs, a post-village of Saratoga co., N.Y., in a township (town) of its own name, on the Delaware and Hudson and other railroads, 38 miles N. of Albany. It is one of the most fashionable resorts of the United States, and its vast hotels, giving accommodation to about 20,000 guests, are...Read MORE...


  • Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
    St Peters Catholic Church
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  • Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
    Court of the United States Hotel
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  • Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
    Huestis House
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  • Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
    Worden Hotel
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  • Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
    The Gardens of "Inniscarra" Chauncy Olcott Cottage, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
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  • Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
    Saratoga Historical Society
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  • Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
    The Fabulous Dorian
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  • Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
    Broadway, 1950s
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  • News 1957 - Fire
    Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (UP) - A fire apparently started by an oil burner explosion raged through a downtown block of this famous resort city for five hours Sunday, killing one person, injuring four others and leaving 30 families homeless.

    Firemen believe an oil burner explosion in the Paris...Read MORE...




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Congress Spring in 1848

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The Start, Saratoga Race Track, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

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Congress Park, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

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Broadway looking South

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St Peters Catholic Church

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Court of the United States Hotel

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The Gardens of "Inniscarra" Chauncy Olcott Cottage, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

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Huestis House

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Worden Hotel

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Saratoga Historical Society

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The Fabulous Dorian

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Broadway, 1950s

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  • News  1853 - August 24 - 1st potato chips prepared by Chef George Crum (Saratoga Springs NY)

    historyorb.com
    August 24, 1853

    Read more about George SPECK "CRUM" photo of ancestor
  • 1854 - Saratoga Springs
    Saratoga Springs, situated in Saratoga township, Saratoga county, New York, 38 miles by railroad N. of Albany, and 32 N. of Troy. This is the most fashionable watering-place on the American continent, as well as the most in repute for the medical virtues of its waters. Here assemble from every... Read MORE...

  • 1863 - August 3 - Saratoga Racetrack (NY) opens

    historyorb.com
  • News  1871 - Care for Sick Sheep. - James Smith, of Saratoga Springs, N. Y., says:
    "I believe it is not generally known to farmers what to do for sheep when their ears lop, and they stand with their feet together, and their eyes run; the disease is just commencing. Catch the animal, and pull the hoof apart, and the issues will be found stopped up with a hard substance; pick that... Read MORE...

  • News  1887 - By a plan of "penny a day" collections, the ladies of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Saratoga Springs raised during the past year the handsome sum of $1,950 on the debt of the church.

    St Joseph Herald
    Saint Joseph, Michigan
    March 5, 1887
  • 1895 - Saratoga Springs
    Saratoga Springs, a post-village and fashionable summer resort of Saratoga co., N.Y., in a township of its own name, on the Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad, at the S. terminus of the Adirondack Railroad, 38 miles N. of Albany, and about 180 miles N. of New York City. Besides being one of the most... Read MORE...

  • 1899 - Saratoga Springs
    The town of Saratoga Springs is located a little to the southeast of the geographical centre of the county. It is bounded on the north by the towns of Greenfield and Wilton, on the east by Saratoga, on the south by Malta and on the west by Milton. The Revised Statutes of New York State define the... Read MORE...

  • 1906
    Saratoga Springs, a post-village of Saratoga co., N.Y., in a township (town) of its own name, on the Delaware and Hudson and other railroads, 38 miles N. of Albany. It is one of the most fashionable resorts of the United States, and its vast hotels, giving accommodation to about 20,000 guests, are... Read MORE...

  • News  1906 - TWO KILLED IN CRASH OF MONTREAL EXPRESS
    George Foster Peabody One of the Injured in Train Wreck.
    HIS HURTS NOT SERIOUS
    Sharp Curve Cut Off Signal That Brakeman Used In Effort to Avoid Disaster.
    Special to The New York Times.
    SARATOGA SPRINGS, March 7. - Two persons were killed, another will probably die before morning, and several... Read MORE...

  • News  1957 - Fire
    Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (UP) - A fire apparently started by an oil burner explosion raged through a downtown block of this famous resort city for five hours Sunday, killing one person, injuring four others and leaving 30 families homeless.

    Firemen believe an oil burner explosion in the Paris... Read MORE...



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