Area Makes Contribution in Civil War
The first Lansingburgh unit to fight for the Union was Co A, 30th NYSV, commanded by Colonel Frisby. Captain Samuel King and Ensign Francis Dargen died at Bull Run. Company K joined the 169th Regiment under Captain Daniel Ferguson. Other Lansingburgh outfits included the 22nd 125th 192nd and Griswold Cavalry. In 1862 a $6000 town bounty was levied, later raised to $100. tax bureau committee members were Albert E. Powers J. E. Whipple and E. P. Pickett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansingburgh
New York
22Nd
125Th
192Nd
Griswold Cavalry
Tax Bureau
Albert E. Powers
J. E. Whipple
E. P. Pickett
Lansingburgh Bicentennial Event Calendar Highlights
A detailed schedule lists upcoming bicentennial events in Lansingburgh. Activities include Miss Lansingburgh contests at the Sunset Inn, crowning night, student art week, youth concerts in Power's Park, a 200 Years of History parade, family day at Schaghticoke, Revolutionary Days events, antique car meet, arts and crafts festival, and a Harvest Ball at Germania Hall, spanning May to October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doring
Musician's Union
Power’s Park
Schaghticoke
The
Pony Association of
New York State
Schaghticoke Fair Grounds
Brothers of the Brush
Belle
BEARD
Automobilists of the Upper Hudson Valley, Inc
Knickerbocker Memorial Playground
Musician’s Union
Lansingburgh High School
Lansingburgh
John Ruta
Joan Edlund
Stockade Theater
Knickerbocker
Germania Hall
Lansingburgh Academy: From incorporation to fire and reuse
The Lansingburgh Academy was incorporated in 1795 with trustees including Benjamin Tibbits and John Jay. The first wooden building stood on the Village Green, later replaced by a brick structure at 114th Street and Fourth Avenue. Notable graduates include Herman Melville and Chester A. Arthur. the campus later housed a high school and the Lansingburgh branch of the Troy Public Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansingburgh
Christopher Hutton
Annanias Platt
Elijah Jones
Cornelius Lansing
Charles Selden
Henlock Woodruff
Johathan Brown
Philip Smith
Lansingburgh Academy
Marvil Hawkins
Academy
114Th Street
Fourth Avenue
Baptist Society
Levinus Lansing
Catharine
Herman Melville
Chester A. Arthur
Lansingburgh Academy Leased To the Union Free School District No. 1
D. F. Thompson
C. M. Nickerson
Plan Series On Burgh Past Lansingburgh History
The Times Record and The Troy Record will begin a weekly series on Lansingburgh history. Readers will get in depth looks at aspects not covered in this section. The series starts this week with installments every Wednesday and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Record
Lansingburgh
Times Record
Troy Record
Old Lanslingburgh Streets Named by Number in 1886
Streets in Lanslingburgh were named rather than numbered until 1886. The list shows names tied to each number from 101st Street to 126th Street and historic references such as King Street Queen Street and Pitt Street later replaced by numbers and street names.
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Lanslingburgh
Cemetery Avenue
van Schaick
Gould Street
Thomas Street
Vail Street
George Street
Mill Street
Middle Street
Diamond Street
Catherine Street
South Street
Lansing Street
Hoosick Street
North Street
Market
Elizabeth Street
Richard Street
Grove Street
Jay Street
Canal Street
Clinton Street
Mohawk Street
Washington Street
Mercier Street
Adams Street
Waterford Street
First Avenue
River Street
State Street
King Street
Congress Even
Queen Street
John Street
Whipple Avenue
Pitt Street
Lincoln Avenue
East
Hill Street
Lansingburgh Declaration of Independence 1775 Found
May 22 1775 Lansingburgh and Stone Arabia Free men and inhabitants sign a general association to support measures of the Continental Congress and oppose unjust British acts. Noted signers include Abram Lansing Christopher Tillman John D Wyncock and many others. Military rolls later show Tillman Ten Eyck Barber Marvin and Clark holding ranks.
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Lansingburgh
Stone Arabia
Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester
Rensselaer County
Massachusetts Bay
Continental Congress
Great Britain
America
Abram Lansing
Christopher Tillman
John D. Wyncock
Abraham Ten Eyck
Benjamin French
John Barber
James Selkirk
Daniel Toneray
Jonathan Severs
Henry Pollock
Michael Houseworth
John Fine
Stephen Marvin
James Boggs
Abraham Onderkirk
Ephriam Griswold
Samuel Higgins
James Willson
Justus Brown
John Clark
David Layton
Francis Hogle
John Sloan
Gerry Lane
Samuel Burns
Isaac van Arnum
Robert Wendell
Pennell Brown
Frederick Weaver
Levenius Lansingh
William Tompkins
Joseph Bacon
John Dunbar
Pelatiah Winchell
John Young
Levinus Leverse
Gershom French
Joseph Jones
John Skiffington
Thomas Cook
Willam Nichols
Alexander Boyd
John Winn
Josiah Rose
Daniel Shaw
Aaron Ward
William Conklin
Edward Bruster
Samuel Bruster
Jacob A. Lansingh
Stephen S. Schuyler
Jonathan Sever
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alpha Lanes
Fifth Ave
N. Troy
Sally
Second Ave
Charlie’s Tailors and Cleaners
6Th Ave
Ruddy
Tom’s
327Th Ave
119Th Street
Belle Chapter
Edna and Bill’s
5Th Ave
Sunset Inn
Richard Rowe
Haymakers
Brigade of the American Revolution
Village Green
Josiah Masters
John Thompson
Stillwater
Dolan Supply Co., Inc
9Th Ave
North
Troy
Burgh
United States
George’s Automatic Transmission Service
N.Y
Best
Mintzer
Ylnal
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