Downtown in Albany in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Academy Park

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, December 21, 2025

1. Academy Park Marker

Inscription. Established in 1882, a hill on the site required the removal of 10,000 loads of sand and clay filling a gully on the north side of Elk Street where present houses were built.

Albany 300 - 1686-1986 - Still making History Erected by Albany Tricentennial Committee 1986

Erected 1986 by Albany Tricentennial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.

Location. 42° 39.136′ N, 73° 45.312′ W. Marker is in Albany, New York, in Albany County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Eagle Street on Washington Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Albany NY 12210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Capital District.

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: Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Birthplace of Modern Electricity (within shouting distance of this marker); Schuyler Mansion (within shouting distance of this marker); 200th Anniversary of Albany Charter (within shouting distance of this marker); Kilian Van Rensselaer (within shouting distance of this marker); 1624-1924 (within shouting distance

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of this marker); City Hall Carillon (within shouting distance of this marker); The King's Highway (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albany.

Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, September 25, 2006

2. Academy Park Marker

Photographed by Yugoboy, April 6, 2013

3. Academy Park Marker

Wideview of Academy Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Craft, September 30, 2016

4. Wideview of Academy Park Marker

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, December 21, 2025

5. Academy Park Marker

Shown in the background is the old Albany Academy building, also known as Albany Park by the city school district (its current owner).

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 1,387 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 21, 2025, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. 2. submitted on November 7, 2019, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 3. submitted on May 2, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. 4. submitted on October 4, 2016, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. 5. submitted on December 21, 2025, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.