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Encyclopedia > Crescent Station, New York

Crescent Station is an Upstate New York hamlet in northern Albany County that straddles U.S. Route 9. It is located in the Town of Colonie. While Colonie's hamlets do not have specifically demarcated borders, Crescent Station is generally considered to include the areas adjacent to U.S. Route 9 south of its crossing of the Mohawk River at the northernmost point in Albany County and the Town of Colonie. Upstate New York is the region of New York State outside of the core of the New York metropolitan area. ... A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement, too small or unimportant to be considered a village. ... Location in the state of New York Formed November 1, 1683 Seat Albany Area  - Total  - Water 1,381 km² (533 mi²) 25 km² (10 mi²) 1. ... U.S. Highway 9 is a north-south United States highway in the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in the United States. ... Colonie is a town located in Albany County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 79,258. ... U.S. Highway 9 is a north-south United States highway in the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in the United States. ... For other uses, see Mohawk River (disambiguation) The Mohawk River is a major waterway in north-central New York. ... Location in the state of New York Formed November 1, 1683 Seat Albany Area  - Total  - Water 1,381 km² (533 mi²) 25 km² (10 mi²) 1. ... Colonie is a town located in Albany County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 79,258. ...


Crescent Station takes its name from a stop on the Troy & Schenectady (T&S) Branch of the New York Central Railroad, 15.49 miles by rail from Schenectady. The T&S Line was completed in 1842. Passenger service ended in 1932, though a Ford tractor branch in Crescent continued to receive service. In 1965, service between Crescent Station and Niskayuna was cut. By 1984, the entire T&S line was abandoned. It is now part of the Mohawk-Hudson Regional Bike Path. 1918 map The New York Central Railroad (AAR reporting mark NYC), known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the North-Eastern United States. ... Union Colleges Nott Memorial, one of the most recognized buildings in Schenectady Schenectady (IPA ) is a city located in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. ... Niskayuna is a town located in Schenectady County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 20,295. ...


Colonie's town landfill is located at the north end of the hamlet, near the border with Cohoes and the Mohawk River. The Colonie Town Park is to the west, between Crescent Station and the Colonie hamlet of Dunsbach Ferry. Colonie is a town located in Albany County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 79,258. ... Cohoes is a city located in Albany County, New York, USA. At the time of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 15,521. ...


External links

  • Town of Colonie (includes Crescent Station)
  • The Troy and Schenectady Branch


Seal of Albany County Albany County, New York
County seat Albany
Cities Albany | Cohoes | Watervliet
Villages Altamont | Colonie | Menands | Ravena | Voorheesville
Towns Berne | Bethlehem | Coeymans | Colonie | Green Island | Guilderland | Knox | New Scotland | Rensselaerville | Westerlo
Hamlets/CDPs Boght Corners | Coeymans | Crescent Station | Delmar | Dunsbach Ferry | Elsmere | Feura Bush | Glenmont | Latham | Loudonville | Medusa | Preston-Potter Hollow | Selkirk | Slingerlands | Verdoy | Westmere


 
 

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