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Schenectady is located at 42°48'15" North, 73°55'45" West (42.804076, -73.929289) 1. The altitude above sea-level is 211 to 275 feet.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.5 km˛ (11.0 mi˛). 28.1 km˛ (10.9 mi˛) of it is land and 0.4 km˛ (0.1 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 1.27% water.
Schenectady was first settled in 1661 when the area was a colony of the Netherlands. Settlement was led by Arent Van Curler, who was granted letters of patent to Schenectady in 1684.
On February 8, 1690Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiter's atmosphere. January 6 Joseph, son of Emperor Leopold I becomes King of the Romans January 14 The clarinet is invented in Nuremberg, Germany May 20 England passes Act of Grace the town was attacked and overrun by forces of FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. and their Native AmericanNative Americans (also Indians Aboriginal Peoples American Indians First Nations Alaskan Natives or Indigenous Peoples of America are the indigenous inhabitants of Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. This term compri allies, who burned the town and killed all but 60 of the inhabitants.
In 1765Events March 9 Judges in Paris find Jean Calas innocent, (after having been tortured and executed in 1762) of murdering his son, Marc-Antoine, who had committed suicide), mainly because Voltaire wrote a series of articles calling for the case to be re-ope Schenectady was incorporated as a borough. It was chartered as a city in 1798Events February- October Irish Rebellion of 1798 April 7 The Mississippi Territory is organized from territory ceded by Georgia and South Carolina and is later twice expanded to include disputed territory claimed by both the U. and Spain April 26 France a.
Union CollegeThis article is about the college in New York; there are also Union Colleges in Barbourville, Kentucky and Lincoln, Nebraska and a Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. Many other colleges that use the word "union" in their name. Union College of Schene was founded here in 1795Events January 16 French occupy Utrecht, Netherlands. January 20 French troops enter Amsterdam and later proclaim Batavian Republic. January 23 Dutch fleet freezes in Issel Meer. February 7 The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed..In 18871887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). Events January 20 The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. January 21 The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is formed January 26 Battle of Dogali: A Thomas Edison moved his Edison Machine Works to Schenectady. In 1892 Schenectady became the headquarters of the General Electric Company.
The first regularly scheduled broadcast television programing originated in Schenectady in 1928 (see: 1928 in television).
Historic population of Schenectady: 13,655 in 1880; 31,682 in 1900; 92,061 in 1950.
The city was once known as "The City that Lights and Hauls the World" because of its history and the heritage of the Edison Electric Company , now known as General Electric, and the American Locomotive Company (ALCO), which disappeared in the late 1960s. In the early 21st century, the city is experiencing difficult financial times, as are many upstate New York cities.