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| Schenectady Stockade I Stockade II Stockade III GE Reality Plot Goose Hill I Goose Hill II Downtown Bellevue Woodlawn Mont Pleasant Upper Union Street City, Then & Now Schenectady was founded in
1661 and burned in 1690 in "The Schenectady Massacre" by an
attack force of the French and Indians. It was rebuilt but grew slowly
for many years. In 1825, The Erie Canal opened going right through
Schenectady. Just a few years later, in 1831, the first steam locomotive
made the first passenger trip from Schenectady to Albany. It wasn't
until 1886 when Thomas Edison came to town to open the Edison Machine
Works did Schenectady start to grow. General Electric was formed from
this company and it was headquartered in Schenectady. In 1901, American
Locomotive Company (ALCO) was formed when eight different locomotive
merged and headquartered in Schenectady. These events set the scene for
the next 50 years like the first regular television broadcast in 1928,
the first successful diesel-electric locomotive in 1924, and massive
steam locomotive and tank destroyer production at ALCO. The latter part
of the twentieth century has seen the city decline in both population
and infrastructure but it has recently seen an upswing in both. Above you'll find links to many
of the neighborhoods with more to come. |
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