Cohoes in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cohoes City Hall
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, March 18, 2011
1. Cohoes City Hall Marker
Erected by the City of Cohoes.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.
Location. 42° 46.47′ N, 73° 41.999′ W. Marker is in Cohoes, New York, in Albany County. It is at the intersection of Mohawk Street and Ontario Street (Route 470), on the right when traveling north on Mohawk Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 97 Mohawk Street, Cohoes NY 12047, 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 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: Horace B. Silliman (within shouting distance of this marker); George Stacey Davis (within shouting distance of this marker); First Power Mill for the Manufacture of Knit Fabrics (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Egberts & Bailey Mill (about 600 feet away); High Street Station (approx. 0.3 miles away); Power Canal Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Erie Canal (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cohoes - Waterford Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cohoes.
Regarding Cohoes City Hall.
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Cohoes City Hall lies within the Downtown Cohoes Historic District which was recognized as a historic district and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, March 16, 2011
2. Cohoes City Hall Marker - Corner of Mohawk & Ontairo
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, March 18, 2011
3. Cohoes City Hall
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, March 16, 2011
4. Cohoes City Hall
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, March 18, 2011
5. Cohoes City Hall
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, March 16, 2011
6. Inside Cohoes City Hall
This memorial plaque is mounted in the lobby of Cohoes City Hall. The corner stone of the building was laid by New York's 31st Governor, Levi Parsons Morton, on September 25, 1895. Morton was Governor of New York from January 1, 1895 to December 31, 1896
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, March 16, 2011
7. Cohoes City Hall Plaque
This plaque, mounted outside beside the steps leading to the main entrance, features a poem, America, by Zionist rabbi Abba Hillel Silver:
America is more than millions of people
America is all that the races of the world have wished to be
America is the realization of what the ages have hoped and labored for
God built him a continent of glory and filled it with treasures untold
He carpeted it with soft rolling prairies and columned it with thundering mountains
He studded it with sweet flowing fountains and traced it with long winding streams
He planted it with deep shadowed forests and filled them with song
Then he called unto a thousand peoples and summoned the bravest among them
They came from the ends of the earth, each bearing a gift and a hope
The glow of adventure was in their eyes and in their hearts, the glory of hope
And out of the bounty of the earth and the labor of men
Out of the longing of hearts and the prayer of souls
Out of the memory of ages and the hopes of the world
God fashioned a nation in love
Blessed it with a purpose sublime
And called it America
America is more than millions of people
America is all that the races of the world have wished to be
America is the realization of what the ages have hoped and labored for
God built him a continent of glory and filled it with treasures untold
He carpeted it with soft rolling prairies and columned it with thundering mountains
He studded it with sweet flowing fountains and traced it with long winding streams
He planted it with deep shadowed forests and filled them with song
Then he called unto a thousand peoples and summoned the bravest among them
They came from the ends of the earth, each bearing a gift and a hope
The glow of adventure was in their eyes and in their hearts, the glory of hope
And out of the bounty of the earth and the labor of men
Out of the longing of hearts and the prayer of souls
Out of the memory of ages and the hopes of the world
God fashioned a nation in love
Blessed it with a purpose sublime
And called it America
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, November 7, 2011
8. Front Steps of Cohoes City Hall & America Poem Plaque
The America poem plaque is to the right of the steps.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, November 7, 2011
9. Cohoes City Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 2,493 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on March 19, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 8, 9. submitted on November 9, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
