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(Encyclopedia) SchenectadySchenectadyskənĕkˈtədē [key], city (1990 pop. 65,566), seat of Schenectady co., E central N.Y., on the Mohawk River and Erie Canal; founded 1661 by Arent Van Curler, inc.…Amsterdam, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Amsterdam, city (2020 pop. 18,219), Montgomery co., E central N.Y., on the Mohawk River; inc. 1885. Historically famous for the manufacture of carpets, its manufactures now…Mohawk, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Mohawk, river, c.140 mi (230 km) long, rising in central New York and flowing S then SE past Utica and Schenectady to enter the Hudson River at Cohoes. The Mohawk is canalized from…Oneida Lake
(Encyclopedia) Oneida LakeOneida Lakeōnīˈdə [key], c.80 sq mi (210 sq km), 22 mi (35 km) long and 1 to 5 mi (1.6–8.1 km) wide, central N.Y., NE of Syracuse. The New York State Canal System links the…Rome, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Rome. 1 City (1990 pop. 30,326), seat of Floyd co., NW Ga., where the Etowah and Oostanaula rivers meet to form the Coosa, in a farm, timber, and quarry area; inc. 1847. The city was…Mohawk Trail
(Encyclopedia) Mohawk Trail. 1 Old road (c.100 mi/160 km long) in central New York state following the Mohawk River. It was the sole route through the Appalachians by which thousands of settlers…Van Curler, Arent
(Encyclopedia) Van Curler or Van Corlaer, ArentVan Curler or Van Corlaer, Arentärˈənt văn kûrˈlər, vän kôrˈlär [key], 1619–67, Dutch colonist in New Netherland. He came (1637) to the colony to assist…Utica , city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Utica, city (1990 pop. 68,637), seat of Oneida co., central N.Y., on the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal, in a large dairy region; inc. 1862. It is a port of entry, and its…Hugh WHITE, Congress, NY (1798-1870)
WHITE Hugh , a Representative from New York; born in Whitestown, Oneida County, N.Y., on December 25, 1798; attended the common schools; was graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y., in 1823…William IRVING, Congress, NY (1766-1821)
IRVING William , a Representative from New York; born in New York City August 15, 1766; completed preparatory studies; engaged in mercantile pursuits and also in fur trade with the Indians along…Trending
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