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History of Schenectady County, New York

See also individual place histories for the city of Schenectady, towns of Duanesburg, Glenville, Niskayuna, Princetown and Rotterdam, village of Scotia and Union College.

• Maps
  • County Clerk / County Historian / County Historical Society contacts
  • Gordon's Gazetteer, 1836 (156K)
  • Beers Atlas, 1866
  • 1895 U. S. Atlas
  • Schenectady City and County Maps and Census Data (U.S. Gazetteer)
  • Schenectady County Place Names and Maps (U.S. Geological Survey)
• History of the City and County of Schenectady, 1913
• History in French's Gazetteer, 1860
• History in Mather's Geographical History of New York State, 1848
• History in Gordon's Gazetteer, 1836
• History in Smith's History of the Province of New-York, 1757
• History in Spafford's Gazetteer of the State of New-York, 1824
• Schenectady County Sesquicentennial Souvenir Program
• Historical Markers in Schenectady County
• Pictures from Schenectady's History
• Existing Railroads in Schenectady County

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http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/county/index.html updated 8/2/05
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