Amsterdam, New York
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Amsterdam is a city in Montgomery County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 18,219. The city is named after Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
The Sanford Clock Tower, built in 1922
Market Street in 1909
Lock E11 includes a truss structure which spans the river and which has multiple steel gates which can be opened and closed by the use of electric winches in order to dam the river or let it flow freely. Seven other locks have these trusses, but only two of them carry roadways; this is not one of them.
The interior of St. Stanislaus Church, Amsterdam, New York
Montgomery County, New York
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Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,532. The county seat is Fonda. The county was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 at the Battle of Quebec. The county is part of the Mohawk Valley region of the state.
Greene Mansion in Amsterdam
Major general Richard Montgomery, namesake of Montgomery County