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v. t. e. The history of Albany, New York from 1860 to 1900 begins in 1860, prior to the start of the Civil War, and ends in 1900. The Albany Lumber District was home to the largest lumber market in the nation in 1865. [1] While the key to Albany's economic prosperity in the 19th century was transportation, industry and business also played a role.
Four New York Governors also served as Vice President of the United States: Daniel D. Tompkins, Levi P. Morton, Theodore Roosevelt, and Nelson A. Rockefeller. Places & Things- Albany is the oldest continuous settlement in the original 13 English colonies; a fort was built here prior to 1614. Jamestown was settled in 1607 but abandoned in 1699.
Albany's original "main street".The original name was Yonker Street, it and Broadway are the two oldest streets in Albany. Three structures sat in the middle of the street, from east to west they were- the original Dutch Reformed church, St. Peter's Anglican Church, and Fort Frederick; by 1810 they had been demolished.
Albany ( / ˈɔːlbəniː / ( listen) 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 ...
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At the time, the new 25-story Times Tower was the second tallest building in New York. On April 8 1904, the square was officially renamed ‘Times Square’ by the mayor of New York after the New York Times. According to Ochs, the New York Times didn’t ask or suggest that the square be renamed after them but it was done out of ‘necessity’.
