Albany, NY

Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York’s Capital District. Roughly 135 miles (217 km) north of the City of New York, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. The population of the city was 97,856 at the time of the 2010 census.

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Albany Pine Bush Study Area 1893

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Albany Pine Bush Study Area 1893

While roads and railroad tracks crossed the Albany Pine Bush in 1893, and parts of the area were farmed, most was still in tact Pine Bush.

Artery Art, Albany

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Artery Art, Albany

I sometimes like to call these maps Artery Art. The simple, clean layout doesn't provide much information but is appealing to the eye

Albany Plan 1695

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Albany Plan 1695

Here is a Map of Albany showing the stockade in 1695, overlaying the contemporary arerial photo of Albany. At the top of the hill, was Fort Frederick sitting atop State Street Hill (Capitol Hill) it replaced the earlier Fort Orange along the Hudson River, offering protection for Pearl Street and lands below it. John Wolcott told me that Pearl Street was likely a corruption of "Peril Street" due to the risk of being shot by invaders down from the top of the hill.