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Beginning in 1810, Albany was one of the ten most populous cities in the nation, a distinction that it held until the 1860 census. In the 20th century, the city opened one of the first commercial airports in the world, the precursor of today's Albany International Airport.
- Capital District (New York)
The Capital District was first settled by the Dutch in the...
- Albany, New York
Albany (/ ˈ ɔː l b ə n iː / AWL-bə-nee) is the capital city...
- University at Albany, SUNY
The State University of New York at Albany (commonly...
- Capital District (New York)
The Capital District was first settled by the Dutch in the early 17th century and came under English control in 1664. Albany has been the permanent capital of the state of New York since 1797.
Albany (/ ˈ ɔː l b ə n iː / AWL-bə-nee) 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 150 miles (240 km) north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River.
The State University of New York at Albany (commonly referred to as the University at Albany, UAlbany, or SUNY Albany) is a public research university with campuses in Albany, Rensselaer, and Guilderland, New York.
Discover the History of Albany, New York. Settled in the early 1600s, the City of Albany combines its historical roots with visionary thinking empowered by hundreds of years as the governmental seat of New York State.
Albany is the longest continually chartered city in the United States, the original eastern terminus of the Erie Canal, and was a center for the smuggling of alcohol from Canada during the U.S. Prohibition.
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New York State's Capital City has been making history for more than 400 years. Albany was first claimed by Henry Hudson for the Dutch in 1609 and was chartered as a city in 1686, making us the second oldest chartered city in the country.
