Albany, New Jersey

Albany, New York
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Albany is the state capital of New York. Covering 21.8 sq mi (56 sq km), it is located roughly at the center of the state, on the west bank of the Hudson River, 150 miles (240 km) to the north of New York City. Albany has a population of close to 100,000 (2011 estimate) within a metropolitan area of 860,000 people.

Albany Academy
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Albany is one of the oldest European settlements in the United States. The first European to arrive here were French fur traders, who built a fort on Castle Island in 1540. In 1609, Englishman Henry Hudson, working for the Dutch East India Company, claimed the land for the United Netherlands. The Dutch established a trading post here in 1614, known as Fort Nassau. Meanwhile, the French fort on Castle Island was damaged by flood, and was rebuilt by the Dutch as Fort Orange in 1624.

The English captured the Dutch territories in 1664, and named it Albany, after the Duke of Albany, a title generally used for the younger son of the King of Scots. In 1686 it received its city charter, and in 1797, it was made the capital of New York State.

Albany City Hall
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Today Albany is a center for higher education and for high-tech industries such as nanotechnology. It experiences a humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and hot, wet summers. July is the warmest month, with average high temperature reaching 82.2°F (27.89°C). January is the coldest month at 13.3°F (-10.39°C).

Visiting Albany, New York

Albany is connected with the rest of the country by three main highways, the I-87, I-88 and I-90. Interstate 87 runs north-south through Albany, connecting it with New York City in the south and the Canadian border in the north. Interstate 90 connects it with Boston in the east and Syracuse in the west. Interstate 88 connects it with Binghamton to the southwest.

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