The Albany, New York area was settled
by the Dutch following Henry Hudson's discovery of the area in 1609. Originally it was named Fort Orange (with New York City being New Amsterdam).
In 1664 the Dutch surrendered the area to the British and in 1686 Albany as a city began.
I was born slightly after that time............. in 1951.
The Nelson Rockefeller Memorial (not officially) from across the river
Albany lives by one thing, that is being the capital
of The State of New York, an honor which was bestowed upon it in 1797. The Albany Congress (1754) helped unite the colonist with
the Iroquois Indians against the French and was a precursor to the Declaration of
Independence.
Parents house in Elsmere, New
York ( My home 1952-1970 )
Parents have lived in the house for 51 years (
as of 2003 )
Basically the Albany area is old and stoic and that
is one of the multitude of reason why I no longer live there.
(Their damn winters being another major one)
