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Albany, capital of New York State, is in the east-central part of the state, at the head of navigation of the Hudson River. It is 145 miles north of New Yprk City, 1,500 miles north of Miami and 2,935 miles east of Los Angeles. Henry Hudson brought hs ship here in 1609, and five years later the utch founded Fort Nassau.
Renamed Fort Orange, it was established as a town in 1623. In 1664, it was agin renamed, this time it became known as Albany, after the British gained control of the region. The city received its charter in 1686 and is the oldest in the country retaining an original charter. The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 did much to stimulate Albany’s growth.
As the capital of New York State, Albany is mainly preoccuped with state government. Having comparatively little industry, but a good deal of sales and distribution activity, it is a ‘white collar’ community. For these reasons, Albany has more big-city flavor than most cities of its size.
Area 19 square miles, moderately populated. The mai business district is relatively small, consisting of State St. (hotels, fnancial institutions and office buildings) and Pearl St. (mostly retail shopping). Industry is along the Hudson River to the north of the city, and also across the river in nearby Rensselaer and Troy.
