The Teller Pasture

An Investigation of a Place, People, and Events That Changed the Dutch Colonial Village of Schenectady

von Claire Hamilton

80 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Archaeological and archival documentation, including a 1756 surveyed map of the palisades surrounding the village, guides us through 350 years of Schenectady's history and paints a unique picture of one of Schenectady's hidden historical treasures-the Teller Pasture. Trace Schenectady's history as seen through the microcosm of the Teller pasture, a plot granted to Willem Teller, an original proprietor of the Schenectady Patent of 1664. Learn about the Schenectady stockades. Trace the history of the Dutch Colonial Teller House, including a rare account of its restoration in 1976. Learn about the North Street Stockade Line. Learn about boat-building on the Strand Street/River. View the only eighteenth century surveyed map showing the fortifications of Schenectady.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Amerikanische Geschichte
• ISBN: 9781450231435
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 06.07.2010
• Größe: 280 x 210 mm
• Verlag: iUniverse