On Terminal Road, on the left when traveling south.
Named from crescent shape of Mohawk River at this point. Site of Indian carry from Mohawk River to Hudson River. Site of old Crescent Bridge. — — Map (db m128384) HM
Crescent When the Erie Canal opened in 1825, the commercial
focus in Halfmoon shifted to the village of Crescent
where the longest aqueduct on the system carried the
canal across the Mohawk River. That aqueduct was
replaced in 1842. Between . . . — — Map (db m128408) HM
These stone remnants mark the northern end of the aqueduct which carried the Erie Canal over the Mohawk River between 1825 to 1915 — — Map (db m129628) HM
On Coons Crossing Road at Ushers Road, on the left when traveling south on Coons Crossing Road.
This park is dedicated to the memory of
Harry and Betty Floud, lifelong residents
and public servants of the Town of Halfmoon. Harry Floud worked for the Town of Halfmoon from 1950-1959 as constable.
Betty Floud worked for the Town of . . . — — Map (db m160704) HM
On Hudson River Road (U.S. 4) at Brookwood Road, on the left when traveling south on Hudson River Road.
Halfmoon
Halfmoon borders the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, and once included the communities we now know as Clifton Park, Waterford, Mechanicville, and a portion of Colonie. The early Dutch fur traders, who met Mahican natives here to barter . . . — — Map (db m145329) HM
Organized in 1788 as one of the four original towns of Saratoga County, Halfmoon became a residential community in the late 20th century. — — Map (db m70842) HM
On Riverview Road, on the left when traveling west.
Property shown on 1767 survey
Continued ownership mid 1800’s
Farmhouse c. 1834
Family established ferry
across the Mohawk in 1707 — — Map (db m128382) HM
On Towpath Road, on the right when traveling north.
Early settlers found well-defined trails between old Indian villages and river fording places. These trails became early roads.
Cornelius Claes Vandenburgh established a rope ferry at this site before 1705 connecting
an Indian trail that . . . — — Map (db m128394) HM
