Cohoes is an incorporated city located in the northeast corner of Albany County in the U.S. state of New York. It is called the "Spindle City" because of the importance of textile manufacturing to its growth in the 19th century. The city's factories processed cotton from the Deep South.
Downtown Cohoes Historic District
Kohoes Falls, 1772
A New York State historical marker for Van Schaick Island, part of the city of Cohoes. The marker is located near the intersection of Delaware Avenue and Ontario Street.
Harmony Mill No. 3, in 1969
Cohoes Falls [Kahón:ios Kanien'ké:ha for "a boat is in the water / is actively submerged"] is a waterfall on the Mohawk River shared by the city of Cohoes and the town of Waterford, New York.
from the south
Early illustration (1772) of Kohoes Falls, from the book En Resa til Norra America by Pehr Kalm.
Cohoes Falls in spring with high volume of water
Cohoes Falls with low water flow