Capital District (New York)
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The Capital District, also known as the Capital Region, is the metropolitan area surrounding Albany, the capital of the U.S. state of New York. With an estimated 915,835 residents as of the 2025 US Ce
Capital District settlements in 1771
Colonie Center, the Capital District's first enclosed mall
Panorama of the New York state capital Albany and the Hudson River from Rensselaer, New York.
Several brownstones on Fifth Avenue in Troy
Upstate New York
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Upstate New York is a geographic region of New York State that lies north and northwest of the New York City metropolitan area of downstate New York. Upstate includes the middle and upper Hudson Valle
Capital District (New York)
…as of the 2025 US Census estimate, the Capital District is the 4th largest metropolitan area in New York State, and the fastest-growing region in Upstate New York. The Capital District was first settled by the Dutch in the early 17th century and came under English control in 1664. Albany was the first city to be…
The Fulton Chain of Lakes, a chain of eight lakes in Adirondack Park
The Cherry Valley massacre
The Battle of Plattsburgh in the War of 1812 depicted in an 1816 engraving
Erie Canal at Lockport, New York, in 1839