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Topic: Waterford (town), New York


  
 Waterford (town), New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The town is in the southeast corner of the county.
The east town line, defined by the Hudson River, is the border of Rensselaer County, New York, and the south town line, defined by the Mohawk River, is the border of Albany County, New York.
Waterford -- The Village of Waterford on the Hudson River.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Waterford,_New_York   (298 words)

  
 Waterford, Virginia in 1863
Waterford was by-passed as the armies moved north for the Pennsylvania campaign.
Dunlop found himself his Indiana home busily engaged in preparing for the reception of a new mistress and soon the little town of Waterford was all a blaze of light and a scene of general joking, for the lady was popular and beloved by all.
Waterford had long waited for a chance to show its strong Union sentiments; they had at last cheered their heroes, now they would settle back to the almost daily routine of scouting parties and guerilla raids.
www.waterfordhistory.org /history/waterford-1863.htm   (1745 words)

  
 Village of Waterford
Town of Waterford - The Town Hall Building, erected in 1873, was destroyed by fire on January 6th, 1914.
Town of Waterford - The Waterford covered bridge (bottom) was built in 1804 and was the first bridge to span the Hudson River north of New York Harbor, linking Waterford to Troy in the Lansingburgh section.
Town of Waterford – The Methodist Church stood on Third Street in the village until it was replaced by the Church on Middletown Road in 1967.
www.co.saratoga.ny.us /cc/twww/WaterfordV.html   (545 words)

  
 95-Growth around Waterford, Virginia
Waterford is one of only a handful of villages in the country with that designation.
While Waterford's identity is forged in its past, the village is a living community, not a museum.
Because the town offered jobs then and Quakers usually were opposed to slavery, Waterford attracted a number of newly freed slaves, according to a historical account compiled by the foundation.
www.waterfordva-wca.org /general_articles/95-growth.htm   (819 words)

  
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The Town of Waterford is situated in the southeastern corner of Saratoga County, 12 miles north of Albany at the junction of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, and the junction of the Erie and Champlain Canals.
The Village of Waterford is located within the town and holds the distinction of being the oldest continually incorporated village in the United States.
The New York State DOT and New York State Canal Corporation both operate out of Waterford and the Bureau of Historic Sites has their headquarters on Peebles Island, which is a New York State Park situated in Waterford.
www.town.waterford.ny.us   (303 words)

  
 Town of Waterford - Saratoga Co. Atlas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
New Topographical Atlas of Saratoga County, New York
The town of Waterford is located at the southeast end of Saratoga County.
The population of Waterford in 1865 was 3399.
aleph0.clarku.edu /~djoyce/gen/saratoga/Waterford.html   (109 words)

  
 Waterford Tugboat Roundup - Waterford, New York
The Waterford Tugboat Roundup began in 1999 as a way to preserve and promote the maritime industrial heritage of the New York State Canal System and other adjoining inland waterways.
Tugs new and old moor stem to stern for adulation and education, enchanting the young and reminding the young at heart of days gone by.
The event is sponsored annually by the Town of Waterford and the Waterford Maritime Historical Society, in addition to many generous corporate sponsors.
www.tugboatroundup.com   (309 words)

  
 Waterford,NY village web pages
River trade was initiated in the region in 1799 and Waterford, which was the head of sloop navigation on the Hudson, became a bustling port.
To move goods and travelers to the west and north of Waterford it was necessary to overcome the barriers created by the Cohoes Falls in the Mohawk River and the rapids of the Hudson.
Construction of the Waterford Flight of Locks in 1915 as part of the New York State Barge Canal System assured Waterford’s role in canal transport through the first half of the 20th century.
www.waterfordny.org   (362 words)

  
 Walking Tour of Waterford - Lower Main Street
The original Waterford families were soon followed by other Quakers who would all play leadingroles over many years in the development of Waterford.
Most of Waterford's houses were built in the first quarter of the 19th century, when the town grew rapidly as a commercial center.
The Waterford Foundation ensured the survival of this vital link to village history when it bought the building in 1944, using it as exhibit space during the annual fair.
www.waterfordhistory.org /visit-tour-lower-main.htm   (2449 words)

  
 Waterford, NY -- A Site on a Revolutionary War Road Trip
A little further down and across US Route 4 is a marker on the left that briefly explains the origin of the town’s name.
Waterford Battery — At the end of Second Street is an area called “The Battery.” It can be reached by bearing left at the old train bridge and squeezing between the bridge and a house.
When Knox reached Waterford in the winter of 1775-1776, he was delayed because the ice was not thick enough to cross the Mohawk River.
www.revolutionaryday.com /usroute4/waterford/default.htm   (388 words)

  
 Halfmoon - Water Department
The Town of Halfmoon is bordered by: the Town of Stillwater and the City of Mechanicville to the north; the Hudson River to the east; the Mohawk River and the Town of Waterford to the south; and Interstate Highway 87 (i.e., the Northway) and the Town of Clifton Park to the west.
Development of the Town’s water system generally began in the southwesterly part of the Town, and has rapidly expanded both north along the Northway corridor and east across the southern border of the Town.
The development of the Town’s water system over the past thirty years was due primarily to the inadequate individual well supplies in the Town, as well as the growth the Town experienced in response to the construction of the Northway.
www.townofhalfmoon.org /water.asp   (821 words)

  
 sharethesail » Waterford to New York City   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Doug called one of the marinas in New Hamburg that we just about to pass after traveling for 46 miles and asked if they had a slip for us for the nite.
New Hamburg is a very small little borough of New York or at least that’s what we assumed after we saw the trains.
We had taken Willis and Rollie for a little walk around bed time and we were also looking for payphones which are hard to find in New York State due to the vandalism.
www.sharethesail.com /log/2006/09/13/waterford-to-new-york-city   (1773 words)

  
 Library History
Waterford has had a public library since 1923 when an association was incorporated by a little group of interested people to provide library services for the town.
September 8, 1928, marked the formal opening of the new library building to which all the townspeople were invited "to inspect the beautifully furnished home of the Waterford Library.
The area of the new building was 16,500 square feet and included meeting rooms for public use in the basement.
www.waterfordpubliclibrary.org /history.html   (2073 words)

  
 Waterford Crystal Lighting: Lighting New York
It was 1793 in the small town of Waterford, Ireland.
Waterford Crystal's main headquarters still remain in the small harbor town of Watrford, Ireland, where each piece of crystal is hand chiseled to perfection.
Waterford Crystal Lighting makes an extensive line ofAccent Lamps,Buffet Lamps, Floor Lamps, Crystal Chandeliers,Hurricane Lamps, Wall Sconces, and Ceiling Lighting, that coordinate with one another so as to creat the perfect ambient lighting for every room in your home.
lightingnewyork.com /store/waterford_lighting.html   (173 words)

  
 Waterford Public Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Waterford Public Library was chartered by the University of the State of New York in 1895 to serve the population of the Waterford/Halfmoon Union Free School District.
The Waterford Public Library was chartered by the New York State Board of Regents as a School District Library on February 28, 1895 (revised January, 1994) to provide service to people living in the Waterford/Halfmoon School District.
The Waterford Public Library's general mission is to assemble, preserve and administer both print and non-print materials that will meet the educational, informational, cultural and recreational interests and needs of the people within its chartered service area.
waterford.sals.edu /about.shtml   (481 words)

  
 NYcanal.com - Waterford, New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
While the history of water-borne commerce here predates the earliest of New York’s canals, heavy maritime traffic was not seen until the nineteenth century.
The Waterford Sidecut, a system of locks used to bypass a weighlock on the old system, is similarly prominent and is located next to the current Erie Lock 2.
The Flight stands as an engineering marvel, and is a testament to the ingenuity and determination of the New Yorkers responsible for the design and construction of the Barge Canal.
www.nycanal.com /travelandlodging/waterford.html   (1046 words)

  
 Waterford, NY News
Local news for Waterford, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.
Clinton and Obama neck and neck in new poll Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama are neck-and-neck among likely Democratic voters in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary.
WATERFORD -- The Waterford High School girls basketball team is still a thorn in Stonington's side.
www.topix.net /city/waterford-ny   (596 words)

  
 Amazon.com: New Waterford Girl: DVD: Liane Balaban,Tara Spencer-Nairn,Mary Walsh,Nicholas Campbell,Cathy ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Her portrait of New Waterford in the seventies, with its hockey-loving dads, promiscuous Catholic girls, and home-town Lotharios, turns out to be almost cruel in its precision.
That said, prospective viewers should understand that "New Waterford Girl" withholds much of its pleasure from the first viewing, be prepared to watch it at least three times which is not difficult because it is one of those films with unexpected depth that gets better with each viewing.
I decided to see "New Waterford Girl" since someone had described it as a Canadian "Angela's Ashes" (I believe it was more popular in Canada than the film adaptation of "Angela's Ashes".), set in the predominantly Irish Canadian town of New Waterford, Cape Breton Island.
www.amazon.com /New-Waterford-Girl-Liane-Balaban/dp/B00005Y6Y3   (2312 words)

  
 Halfmoon Fire Dept.
Fourty-three firefighters from the Fire District as well as from the neighboring departments of West Crescent, Hillcrest, Clifton Park and Boght assisted at the scene.
Waterford fire department was assigned to stand by for other calls and was needed to respond to Route 9 for a motor vehicle accident alarm with injuries.
The Saratoga County Cause and Origin Team was called to assist and the cause is under investigation.
www.halfmoonfire.com /news/structurefire04.htm   (122 words)

  
 Waterford Group - News
Waterford Hospitality will retain a minority subordinated equity interest in the portfolio, and will remain the property manager of the nine hotels.
Waterford Hospitality Group is a closely held real estate development and hotel operating company based in Waterford, Connecticut.
Waterford is an active builder, developer, manager and owner in hotel real estate, residential and retail projects, and gaming.
www.waterfordgroup.net /inside_content/news_wg_06-15-05.php   (1296 words)

  
 Town of Halfmoon
The Town of Halfmoon is centrally located along the banks of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, and centrally located between Albany, the capital city of New York State and Saratoga Springs, home of the Saratoga Spa State Park.
Our location at the crossroads of the Northeast allows us easy access to New York City, Boston and Montreal, all of which are just hours away by car or rail.
Plans are currently underway for the Town of Halfmoon to have a park and recreational area open to the public including walking trails, baseball fields, picnic area and outdoor amphitheater.
www.townofhalfmoon.org   (370 words)

  
 Connecticut State Senator Andrea Stillman
She is also a member of the board of directors of the Waterford Country School, the Southeastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board, the Citizen's Task Force on Addictions in New London County, and the Healthy New London Advisory Board.
She served as a long time member of the Waterford Board of Finance and served on the Waterford Representative Town Meeting, assistant director of the Southeastern Connecticut Chapter of the American Red Cross, Blood Services and chaired the Connecticut Solid Waste Management Advisory Council, and the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Council in the early 1990s.
Senator Stillman was born in New York City and graduated in 1971 from the University of California at Northridge with a degree in Speech.
www.senatedems.state.ct.us /Stillman.html   (798 words)

  
 Waterford Historical Museum & Cultural Center
On Friday August 12, 2005 the Village of Waterford in conjunction with the Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center and the Waterford Public Library are pleased to present a "Concert Under the Stars" featuring Kevin McKrell.
The Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center is pleased to announce that Assemblyman Ronald Canestrari has secured $10,000 from the 2004-2005 State budget for museum improvement projects.
The Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and has conducted numerous programs including five instructional seminars entitled "Caring for Your Private Collections," the second annual "Waterford Heritage Day," and the annual O’Connor Lecture Series.
www.waterfordmuseum.com /pressrelease.htm   (1210 words)

  
 New London CT
New London CT This 350 year old early settlement is rich in history, from colonial times to today's high-tech industry.
Commercial fishing boats and slips for private vessels are located there, and the city boasts an excellent transportation center for ship and rail with a high speed railway under development to speed commutes to New York and Boston.
New London is in close proximity to the Foxwoods Casino and to the new Mohegan Sun Casino.
www.pequotcommercial.com /new_london_ct.htm   (290 words)

  
 NYCanal - State Police Open New Canal Satellite Office in Waterford
The New York State Canal Corporation and New York State Police Troop T today announced the opening of a new State Police satellite station in Waterford (Saratoga County) to help enforce safety regulations and provide aid for people who use the Champlain Canal and the Canalway Trail.
The new office is located on the first floor of the recently completed Waterford Visitor’s Center at 1 Tugboat Alley, Waterford.
In an effort to revitalize and rehabilitate New York’s Canal System, numerous projects along the Canal have been scheduled and completed- for example, the recently opened Town of Waterford Visitors Center and five-block promenade.
www.nycanal.com /pressrelease/spinwaterford.html   (780 words)

  
 New Waterford Girl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In mid-1970s New Waterford on Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, an 18-year-old girl without a child is rather unusual--and 15-year-old Mooney Pottie (Liane Balaban, in an auspicious debut) is feeling suppressed by the small-mindedness that surrounds her.
Seen as freakish by her family for her incessant reading and a desire to move to New York, Mooney refuses to temper her thirst for knowledge and attend the booze-fueled makeout parties her classmates live for.
But when her sympathetic teacher, Cecil Sweeney (Andrew McCarthy), informs Mooney that he has gotten her accepted at an Arts High School in New York, she is prepared to do whatever it takes to escape her oppressive origins.
www.rottentomatoes.com /m/new_waterford_girl/about.php   (512 words)

  
 waterford - Ask.com Web Search
Waterford Crystal is a trademark brand of crystal glassware produced in Waterford, Ireland by the company Waterford Wedgwood plc.
Explore the counties of Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford.
Waterford (Irish: Port Láirge) is, historically, the capital of County Waterford in Ireland, though today the city is administered separately
search.ask.com /web?q=waterford   (296 words)

  
 Waterford Ontario Information, Yellow Pages, and more
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