East Greenbush, New York East Greenbush Town The East Greenbush Town Hall on Columbia Turnpike Official name: Town of East Greenbush Rensselaer County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas East Greenbush highlighted.svg Location in Rensselaer County and the state of New York.
Wikimedia Commons: East Greenbush, New York Website: Town of East Greenbush East Greenbush is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States.
The word Greenbush is derived from the Dutch het groen bosch, referring to the pine woods that originally veiled the land. The first settlement of the territory now known as East Greenbush was made by tenants under patroon Kiliaen van Rensselaer about 1630.
8 Communities and locations in or near East Greenbush East Greenbush was part of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, and Albany County before to Rensselaer County's creation in 1791.
The town of Clinton was established on February 23, 1855 from the town of Greenbush at the same time as the town of North Greenbush.
Three years later on April 14, 1858 the name was changed to East Greenbush by New York State Laws of 1858, Chapter 194.
The town originally encompassed land that is now the industrialized and residentiary southend of the town/city of Rensselaer including Fort Crailo, this was took in to Rensselaer in 1902.
The hamlet of East Greenbush was settled around 1630, with a Dutch Reformed church first assembled in 1787, and a postal service was established in 1845. In the late 18th century until his death in 1834, Prospect Hill on Hays Road in the southern section of the town was home to Edmond-Charles Gen t, former adjutant-general, minister plenipotentiary, and consul-general to the United States representing France; and as an American citizen he was a New York state legislator from Rensselaer County and a major-general in the state militia. The town's chief thoroughfares are quite old, starting with the old post roads constructed amid the French and Indian Wars by the English. The Boston and Albany Turnpike was constructed in 1800, today known as the Columbia Turnpike designated as US Routes 9 and 20.
A deputy sheriff titled Griggs was killed in the line of duty while evicting a man by the name of Witbeck from his farm. The region of East Greenbush behind the Town Hall was the site of a huge cantonment, occupied by over 5,000 soldiers amid the War of 1812, this encompassed a hospital, barracks, and an arsenal. Along the Hudson River near Papscanee Island in the mid-late 19th century a large farm was occupied by Colonel Kiliaen van Rensselaer, great-grandson of his namesake and first Patroon of Rensselaerswyck, Kiliaen van Rensselaer. In the late 1980s the descendants of the initial Dutch pioneer on Papscanee Island came under pressure from suburban evolution in the area, and the Open Space Institute purchased large parcels of territory and evolution rights to encircling areas, creating the Papscanee Preserve. In 1997 the county took charge of management and the park has been advanced with informational signs, trails, picnic areas, and a central infamous dedicated to the Mohican natives of the areas. City of Rennselaer Town of North Greenbush Town of Bethlehem Town of Sand Lake Town of East Greenbush According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 24.4 square miles (63.1 km ), of which 24.1 square miles (62.4 km ) is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km ) is water.
The section of the town along the Hudson River is marked by bluffs that rise to an altitude of between 100 and 300 feet. The little flat territory that exists along the river is on the Papscanee Island.
The town then spreads out as rolling hills rising towards the east.
East Greenbush is bordered by the town of North Greenbush to the north, the town of Sand Lake to the east, and the town of Schodack to the south.
To the west the town borders the town/city of Rensselaer from the North Greenbush line to southern tip of the city, then East Greenbush's border is with Albany County town of Bethlehem, the border being in the middle of the Hudson River.
The East Greenbush Central School District comprises five enhance elementary schools (Bell Top Elementary School, in North Greenbush, Gen t Elementary, Green Meadow Elementary School, Red Mill Elementary School, and Donald P.
The East Greenbush Community Library serves nearly thirty-thousand patrons in a chartered precinct which includes the town of East Greenbush and portions of the town of Schodack.
In 2001, the library moved from the East Greenbush Town Hall to its current locale on Michael Rd.
Avian Meadows A neighborhood positioned in the northeast part of town on Best Rd, north of Werking Rd.
Best A hamlet in the northeast part of the town near the east town line on Routes 53 and 55, north of Luther.
Clinton Park A suburban neighborhood in the west part of town, positioned along Sherwood Ave (Rensselaer County Route 59), west of Hampton Manor.
Couse Corners A hamlet positioned on Route 4 north of the hamlet of East Greenbush, south of Exit 9 of Interstate 90.
East Greenbush The hamlet of East Greenbush is by the south town line, positioned on Routes 9 and 20.
Hampton Manor A suburban neighborhood in the west part of the town.
Luther A hamlet on Route 151 and east of East Greenbush hamlet near the east town line, south of Best.
Plaza View A neighborhood positioned along 3rd Avenue Extension, east of the Rensselaer City/East Greenbush town line.
Prospect Heights A suburban neighborhood in the west part of the town.
Sherwood Park A suburban neighborhood south of Columbia Turnpike (Routes 9 and 20) and west of Phillips Road (Rensselaer County Route 57).
Woodland Park A suburban neighborhood south of Columbia Turnpike (Routes 9 and 20) and east of Phillips Road (Rensselaer County Route 57).
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History of the Seventeen Towns of Rensselaer County from the Colonization of the Manor of Rensselaerwyck to the Present Time.
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