Albany County

Albany County (/ΛˆΙ”ΛlbΙ™niː/ awl-bΙ™-nee) is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England (James VII of Scotland). As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204.[1] As originally established, Albany County had an indefinite amount of land, but has only 530 square miles (1,400 km2) as of March 3, 1888. The county seat is Albany, the state capital.

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Thacher Park OSI Parcel 1960

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Kind of fascinating to compare the Thacher Park OSI Parcel to today. While parts were farmed in the sixties, it's less than you might think. A lot was wooded back then. And the pond didn't exist back then. 

Caywood Point

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A short view at Caywood Point on Seneca Lake, which is now part of the Finger Lakes National Forest.