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| | Rensselaer County, New York Genealogical Records Information |
 | | The portion in Rensselaer County was 24 miles long and ran along the Hudson River to include what is now known as Schodack, Nassau, North and East Greenbush, Sand Lake, Grafton, Brunswick, Petersburg, Berlin, Stephentown, Pittstown, Troy and Rensselaer. |
 | | Rensselaer County was situated in the mainstream of events during the 1777 Revolutionary War campaign. |
 | | Rensselaer County played a crucial role in the Civil War, providing the Union Army with machine made horseshoes made at the Burden Iron Works, which was powered by the largest waterwheel in the world. |
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