Quackenkill, New York

Coordinates: 42°46′10″N 073°31′08″W / 42.76944°N 73.51889°W / 42.76944; -73.51889
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Quackenkill, New York
UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)518 & 838
GNIS feature ID962026[1]

Quackenkill (or Quacken Kill) is a

hamlet in Rensselaer County, New York, United States.[1]

History

By the 1860s the town produced argillite, wood, tank bark, and charcoal; these resources were exported to Troy. In 1860 Quackenkill consisted of 10 houses.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Quackenkill, New York". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ French, John Homer, ed. Gazetteer of the State of New York. Tenth Edition. 1860. p. 555