Van Schaick Island
Geography | |
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Location | Mohawk River delta with Hudson River |
Coordinates | 42°46′2″N 73°41′30″W / 42.76722°N 73.69167°W |
Highest elevation | 66 ft (20.1 m) |
Administration | |
City | Cohoes, New York |
Demographics | |
Population | 1,400 (1992) |
Van Schaick Island is an island in the
History
In 1674 Schuyler conveyed by deed his share of the patent to Van Schaick, who died soon afterwards in 1676, at which point the patent devolved to his wife and then his son Anthony in 1687, for whom the island was referred to as Anthony's Island.
Van Schaick Island was an important piece of the Continental Trail, the route from
In 1916 John E. Matton moved his ship building business south from Waterford to Van Schaick Island. The
Demographics
In 1992 Van Schaick Island had roughly 1,400 residents, mostly Italian, French, and Polish.[11]
Geography
Van Schaick Island is a part of the city of Cohoes, and is located in the Mohawk River delta, where that river branches into several different channels and flows into the Hudson River. These branches are often referred to locally as sprouts. The second and third sprouts flow on the north, west, and south; the Hudson River is along the eastern shore.[12] These sprouts separate the island from other islands in the delta, to the north is Peebles Island, Green Island is to the south, and to the west of the island is Simmons Island (also a part of Cohoes) and the mainland portion of the city of Cohoes. To the east the Hudson River separates the island from the Lansingburgh neighborhood of the city of Troy.
Education
Van Schaick Island is a part of the Cohoes City School District and the children attend Van Schaick Elementary School, which is on the island, for kindergarten through fifth grade; Cohoes Middle for sixth through eighth, and Cohoes High School for ninth through twelfth.[11]
Transportation
Van Schaick Island is crossed east/west by Ontario Street (
Recreation
On Van Schaick Island is a city park with a pond which is used for ice skating; a private golf course; walking and biking trails; and a baseball field.[13] Van Schaick Island Country Club was founded in 1895 with only two holes. The current nine holes were designed in 1915 and the name was changed to Van Schaick Island Country Club the following year.[15] Two marinas on the island allow access to the Hudson River.[16]
References
- ^ a b c d Reynolds, Cuyler, ed. (1911). Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs. Vol. III. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 992–4. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- ^ "2009 Peebles Island Open House Schedule" (PDF). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ Smith, Edwin Burritt and Ernest Hitchcock (1884). Reports of Cases Adjudged and Determined in the Supreme Court of Judicature and Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors of the State of New York. Vol. VII. The Lawyers' Co-operative Publishing Company. p. 402. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- ^ a b c "History of the Van Schaick Mansion". The Van Schaick Mansion Project. January 2008. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ "Local History". Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ Weise, Arthur James (1886). The City of Troy and its Vicinity. Edward Green. pp. 323–4. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
van schaick island.
- ^ a b "Grants Announced to Preserve Historic Shipyard and Canal Boat". New York State Education Department Office of Cultural Education (New York State Museum). May 18, 2007. Archived from the original on June 18, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Matton Shipyard". Waterford Maritime Historical Society. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ Tim Colton. "Matton Shipyard, Cohoes NY". Archived from the original on 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ "Ongoing Exhibitions: The Day Peckingpaugh". New York State Education Department Office of Cultural Education (New York State Museum). Archived from the original on 2010-06-19. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ a b Ingraham, Frances (1992-12-20). "Van Schaick, Cohoes Family-Oriented Island". Times Union (Albany). Hearst Corporation. p. G1.
- ^ Spafford, Horatio Gates (1813). A Gazetteer of the State of New York. H.C. Southwick. p. 322. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
mohawk river sprouts.
- ^ a b Creighton Manning Engineering, LLP and Kise Straw & Kolodner Inc. (May 2008). "Van Schaick Island Transportation and Revitalization Plan, Final Report" (PDF). City of Cohoes. p. 7. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ "Cohoes to Begin Rail-to-Trail Bridge Restoration for the Delaware Avenue "Black Bridge"". City of Cohoes, NY. May 28, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ "Historic Van Schaick Island (adapted from A History of Golf in New York's Capital Region)". Van Schaick Island Country Club. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ "Erie Canal Marinas, Boat Launch Sites and More". Crowder Associates. Retrieved 2010-06-14.