During the revolution, the island was prepared for a final stand against the british if they had won a victory at saratoga. The map is endorsed map and plan of the cohoes company burying ground as laid down july 10th, 1846, scale 33 ft to the inch, size of lots 10 feet wide by 16. After the mohawk and other iroquois allies of the british were forced to cede their territory, new york encouraged new settlement. Get instant criminal history, financial history, addresses and contact info. At the cohoes visitors center, 58 remsen street, the ground floor of the cohoes music hall. It housed a silent movie theater for a period of time. Full text of the history of cohoes, new york, from its. Cohoes has always held a special attraction for everyonefrom the first settlers to the tourists of the twentieth century.
Herb hyde started out planning to write a trilogy of memoirs about growing up and reaching adulthood in troy and cohoes. Revolutionary war commanders, canal builders, boatmen, a schoolteacher who later became president of the united states, industrialists in search of fortune, mill workers seeking a living, and visitors looking for views of the spectacular falls have. From its earliest settlement to the present time hardcover 12 nov 2015. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. Search the history of over 418 billion web pages on the internet. Funeral home services for lorraine are being provided by dufresne funeral home inc the obituary was featured in. The history of cohoes, new york, from its earliest. Johns church is one that moves with the tides of history and fortune associated with the city of cohoes and which often reflects the cyclical nature of all human history. Included are early observations of the great cataract on the mohawk river, cohoes falls, followed by the history of cohoes from its founding through 1877. It was listed as harmony mills historic district on the national register of historic places in 1978. Erected by the cohoes historical society and the state of new york, 1928. The history of cohoes, new york books by bloated toe publishing. New york, ny community history, demographics, local search and more at epodunk canal bridge, waterford, ny.
To locate additional published and transcribed records for cohoes, albany county, new york genealogy check. Video shows companies in cohoes, new york trying to contain a fully involved. Cohoes was linked to the larger settlements of lansingburg and albany. Book printed material the history of cohoes, new york, from its earliest settlement to the present time.
Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Cohoes white pages phone books in new york ny whitepages. Walk into smiths on remsen street cohoes, and instantly your thoughts flash back through the years to the prohibition era. Recorded within are early observations of the great cataract on the mohawk river, cohoes falls, from the mid1600s to the mid1800s, followed by the history of cohoes from its founding through 1877. The book also features notable residents of cohoes who impacted the city.
It is a time capsule that has remained unchanged since the mid1930s. Spindle city historic society meetings join us the last wednesday of every month at 7. The history of cohoes, new york 1877 edition open library. The history of cohoes, new york, from its earliest settlement to the present time arthur h masten. Full text of the history of cohoes, new york, from its earliest. In 1795 the first bridge across the mohawk river was constructed at cohoes. City of cohoes 97 mohawk street cohoes, ny 12047 phone. From its earliest settlement to the present time september 12, 2007, kessinger publishing, llc paperback in english. It captures the unique excitement of a canal town that exploded with industry and diversity in the nineteenth century.
Cohoes had humble beginnings as a village on the original erie canal. Dennis holzman antiques just another wordpress site. The history of cohoes, new york, from its earliest settlement to the present time by masten, arthur haynsworth, 18551935. Cohoes revisited continues the pictorial history begun in cohoes, the spindle city historic societys first book. Early illustration 1772 of kohoes falls, from the book en resa til norra america by pehr kalm. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Cohoes traces the history of the city and its residents from the latter part of the 1800s through the 1940s. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Run tenant background checks, credit checks, eviction history, and more. The history of cohoes, new york from its earliest settlement to the present time by masten, arthur h. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Cohoes archives new york almanack new york history blog. The record of deaths in this small, but interesting data series, was taken from the appendix in the book the history of cohoes, new york, from its earliest settlements to the present time written by arthur haynsworth masten and published in 1877 as indicated in the book, the information was taken from the columns of the cohoes advertiser, cataract, daily news, and the troy times. Garbage, recyclables and newspapers normally scheduled for pickup on friday should be placed at curbside on sunday evening for collection on monday, april th. Cohoes death records 18341876 troy irish genealogy. The history of cohoes, new york from its earliest settlement to the present time arthur h masten home. Peebles island, ny a site on a revolutionary war road trip. The capital region of new yrok state is our home and our specialty. Cohoes, new york postcard history series by spindle city. We buy new capital region and new york state related material daily. The history of cohoes, new york books by bloated toe. Cohoes visitors center the cohoes visitor center reopened on saturday 18, 2019 with new and renovated exhibits that feature an interactive map, cohoes falls a short story, harmony mill power system, mill worker audio stories, lock 38, a day in the life of cohoes and canal lock experience. Cohoes cemetery defunct in cohoes, new york find a. The history of cohoes, new york, from its earliest settlement to the present time this is a pre1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. A reprint of the 1877 joel munsell, albany edition by the cohoes historical society during cohoes centennial in 1969.
There will be no garbage or recycling collection on friday, april 10th. Learn more about various chapters of cohoes history, such as the cohoes mastodon, van schaick mansion, and more. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. The history of cohoes, new york, from its earliest settlement to the present time. Hyde captures troycohoes history in new book local news. Cohoes genealogy in albany county, ny usa 1,012,695 new york 54,235 albany county 1,604 cohoes 41. The textile mills in cohoes, powered by water from the mohawk. With expedia having 345 of these oneofakind accommodations to decide from. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. A portion of the district encompassing the industrial buildings and some of the. Harmony mills, in cohoes, new york, united states, is an industrial district that is bordered by the mohawk river and the tracks of the former troy and schenectady railroad now the mohawkhudson bike trail.
It was discovered in new york state in the 1800s and is on exhibit at the american museum of natural history in new york city. Cohoes by spindle city historic society arcadia publishing books. A brief history of the last resting place of many of cohoes dead. It offers a second view of the city and its residents from the 19th century forward, honoring the rich heritage of this place near the confluence of the hudson and mohawk rivers, which was transformed from a farming village to a center of commerce by the construction of the erie canal. The waterford historical museum and cultural center presents the last of their.
Smiths was built in 1873, one year before the cohoes music hall. The materials used in the preparation of the book, aside from those obtained. Top 10 historic hotels in cohoes, ny full of heritage. The history of cohoes, new york, from its earliest settlement to the present time book. Masten author see all 32 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Title the history of cohoes, new york, from its earliest settlement to the present time. It captures the unique excitement of a canal town that. My first year teaching i was dying to see other teachers plan books, but most of them were either blank or didnt seem suitable for our students.
The cohoes public library is a public library in upstate, new york. Cohoes has long held an attraction for visitors, with reports from european travelers at the cohoes falls dating to the 17th century. The cohoes falls were a favored destination for writers and romantics, daredevils and diplomats. The history of cohoes, new york, from its earliest settlement to the present time paperback january 28, 20 by masten arthur h. Dennis holzman antiques occupies spacious, newly renovated space in the heart of the cohoes, new york business district at 111 remsen street. The books came from the library of congress as part of their book surplus program. Addressed in depth are the communitys evolution from a village into a city, with details on businesses, newspapers, churches, schools, fire departments, notable citizens, and civic organizations. The history of the five indian nations of canada which are dependent on the province of new york, new york, new amsterdam book company, 1902, by cadwallader colden page images at hathitrust the adirondack region. Home old saratoga books the history of cohoes, new york from its earliest the history of cohoes, new york from its earliest settlement to the present time. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. It was listed as harmony mills historic district on. Library of congress control number 01014884 language oclc number 6674869.
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