National Historic Landmark-St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Albany)

National Historic Landmark - St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Albany)

French Gothic style church with modified basilican plan, one of the architects' best works.

Built in 1859-60, the 180-foot tower was completed in 1876.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historical Landmarks

Phase 2 Albany 1997 - 2001

In 1997, the management at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum made the decision to downsize and the SLATER was asked to find a new home. The ship was towed to Albany and arrived on October 27, 1997 to ...

Phase 3 Albany 2002 - Present

The whole painstaking process of restoring the ship, acquiring the parts and installing the refurbished gear, has been driven by volunteers and would have never been possible without these dedicated individuals. The SLATER's wooden whale boat has been restored to ...

Historic Albany Rural Cemetery

Est. 1841

Burial site of Pres. Arthur,

governors, statesmen

and private citizens.

Noted for it’s natural beauty,

sculptures & architecture.

Marker is at the intersection of Menand Road (New York Route 378) and Van Rensselaer Blvd, on the right when traveling west on Menand Road.

Courtesy ...

New Albany National Cemetery

This National Cemetery is one of the original 7 established in 1862 by Congress. 5.46 acres were purchased from Dr. Charles Bowman Dec. 1862 for burial of Union and Confederate casualties. There are over 5,000 interments from 7 conflicts. Civil ...

New Albany and Plain Township Veterans and First Responders Memo

New Albany and Plain Township Residents having served their country in times of war.

Men who died in action while serving their country during war

World War II

William Lee Bigony

Edward Carson

Orris Needles

Herbert Sines

Vietnam War

Mike Butsko

Iraq War

Capt Shawn English

Plain Township Volunteer Fire Department

“They ...

Founders of New Albany

Side A:

A tavern and inn, for which Noble Landon (1783-1866) obtained a liquor license in 1835, formerly occupied the southeast corner of High and Main streets. In 1837 Landon and William Yantis laid out the town of New Albany in ...

200th Anniversary of Albany Charter

Tablet commemorating the

Two Hundredth Anniversary

of

Albany

As a chartered city

Settled about 1624:

Charter Granted by Gov. Dongan:

July 22 1606:

State Legislature Held Here Permanently Since 1797:

Early Names Of The City:

Fort Orange: Beverwyck: Wilemstadt:

First City Hall Erected Near Fort Orange About 1686. Second One ...

Albany - Capital of New York 200 Years

In Honor of the 200th Anniversary of the

1797 City of Albany 1997

Serving as the Capital City of the State of New York

For twenty years, after the establishment of the State of new York in 1777, the State Legislature moved annually ...

Fort Albany

Immediately to the northwest stood Fort Albany, a bastioned earthwork built in May 1861 to command the approach to the Long Bridge by way of the Columbia Turnpike. It had a perimeter of 429 yards and emplacements for 12 guns. ...