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Mechanicville in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Immigrant City

 
 
Immigrant City Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, June 9, 2007
1. Immigrant City Marker
Inscription. Yankees settled in 1760’s. Irish, Italians, & Polish immigrants came to mills & RR yards in late 1800’s, creating our proud ethnic heritage
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 42° 54.366′ N, 73° 41.063′ W. Marker is in Mechanicville, New York, in Saratoga County. It is on North Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in the parking lot of Wever Car Wash. NY 67 crosses the Hudson River here. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 121 North Main Street, Mechanicville NY 12118, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Canal Square (approx. 0.2 miles away); Patenaude Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Milltown USA (approx. Ό mile away); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Denier Place (approx. 0.3 miles away); Historic Yards (approx. 0.4 miles away); Col. Ellsworth (approx. half a mile away); Mechanicville Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicville.
 
More about this marker. Marker is placed parallel to Main Street.
 
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Immigrant City Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 12, 2018
2. Immigrant City Marker
Immigrant City Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 12, 2018
3. Immigrant City Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2018, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 505 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on December 12, 2019, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.   2, 3. submitted on November 16, 2018, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 23, 2026