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*SATELLITE VIEW*
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/ˈɔːlbəniː/
awl-bə-nee
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*’albany’ is the ‘capital’ of the ‘american state’ of ‘new york’ + the (eponymous) ‘seat’ of ‘albany county’*
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(roughly ‘150 miles’ (/ ‘240 kilometers’) north of ‘new york city’)
(‘albany’ developed on the ‘west bank’ of the ‘hudson river’, about ’10 miles’ / (’16 kilometers’) south of its ‘confluence’ with the ‘mohawk river’)
(the population of the ‘city of albany’ was ‘97,856’)
(according to the ‘2010 census’)
(‘albany’ constitutes the ‘economic’ + ‘cultural’ core of the ‘capital district’ of ‘new york state’, which comprises the *albany-schenectady-troy* new york metropolitan statistical area, including the nearby ‘cities’ + ‘suburbs’ of — ‘troy’ / ‘schenectady’ / ‘saratoga springs’ –)
(with a ‘census-estimated population’ of ‘1,170,483’ in ‘2013’, the ‘capital district is the 3rd most populous ‘metropolitan region’ in the ‘state’ and ’38th most populous in the ‘united states’)
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[‘fortune 500 companies’ that have ‘offices’ in ‘albany’ include…]
‘american express’
‘ jp morgan / chase’
‘merrill lynch’
‘general electric’
‘verizon’
‘goldman sachs’
‘international paper’
‘key bank’
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(in the ‘2000s’, the ‘capital district’ has emerged as a major anchor of ‘tech valley’, the moniker describing the technologically-focused region of eastern new york state)
(this was the first european settlement in the state, settled by ‘dutch colonists’ who built ‘fort nassau’ for ‘fur trading’ in ‘1614’ + built ‘fort orange’ in ‘1624’)
(they formed successful relations with both the ‘mahican’ + the ‘mohawk’ peoples, (2 major ‘native american nations’ in the ‘region’))
(the ‘fur trade’ attracted ‘settlers’ who founded a village called ‘beverwijck’ near ‘fort orange’)
(in ‘1664’, the ‘english’ took over the ‘dutch settlements’, renaming the city as ‘albany’)
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(…in honor of the then ‘duke of albany’)
(the future ‘james II’ (from ‘english perspective’))
(who was also ‘james VII’ (of ‘scottish perspective’))
(the city was officially ‘chartered’ in ‘1686’ under ‘english rule’)
(it became the ‘capital’ of ‘new york state’ in ‘1797’, following the ‘united states’ gaining ‘independence’ in the ‘american revolutionary war’)
(‘albany’ is one of the oldest surviving settlements of the ‘original british 13 colonies’, and the longest ‘continuously chartered’ city in the ‘united states’)
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(its ‘charter’ is possibly the longest-running instrument of ‘municipal government’ in the ‘western hemisphere’)
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(during the ‘late 1700s’ (+ throughout most of the ‘1800s’), ‘albany’ was a center of ‘trade’ + ‘transportation’)
(it is located on the ‘north end’ of the navigable ‘hudson river’, was the original ‘eastern terminus’ of the ‘erie canal’ connecting to the ‘great lakes’, and was home to some of the earliest railroad systems in the world)
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(albany’s main exports at the time were…)
‘beer’
‘lumber’
‘published works’
‘ironworks’
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(beginning in ‘1810’, ‘albany’ was 1 of the 10 most populous cities in the ‘united states’, a distinction that it held until the ‘1860 census’)
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(‘albany’ is one of the first cities in the world to have installed the ‘infrastructure’ for…)
‘public water mains’
‘sewer lines’
‘natural gas lines
‘electricity’
‘utilities’
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(…that ‘attracted’ + ‘supported’ substantial new ‘industry’ to the ‘city’ + ‘surrounding area’ during the ‘1800s’)
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(in the ‘1900s’, the city opened one of the first ‘commercial airports’ in the world, the precursor of today’s ‘albany international airport’)
(during the ‘1920s’, a powerful ‘political machine’ controlled by the ‘democratic party’ arose in the ‘state capital’, connected to ‘politics’ in ‘new york city’ as well)
(it marshaled the power of ‘immigrants’ (+ their ‘descendants’) in both ‘cities’)
(the city’s ‘skyline’ changed in the ‘1940s’ + ‘1950s’ with the construction of ‘office towers’ around the ’empire state plaza’ and at the ‘uptown campus’ of ‘SUNY albany’, mainly under the direction of ‘governor nelson rockefeller’)
(while ‘albany’ experienced a decline in its population due to ‘urban sprawl’ + ‘suburbanization’, many of its ‘historic neighborhoods’ were saved from ‘destruction’ through the policies of ‘mayor erastus corning 2’, the longest-serving mayor of any city in the ‘united states‘)
(in the ‘early 21st century’, ‘albany’ has experienced growth in the ‘high-technology industry’, with great strides in the ‘nanotechnology sector’)
(‘albany’ has been a center of ‘higher education’ for over a century, with much of the remainder of its ‘economy’ dependent on ‘state government’ + ‘health care services’)
(the city has rebounded from the ‘urban decline’ of the ‘1970s’ + ‘1980s’, with noticeable development taking place in the city’s ‘downtown’ + ‘midtown’ neighborhoods)
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(‘albany’ is known for its…)
‘rich history’
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‘commerce’
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‘culture’
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‘architecture’
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*institutions of ‘higher education’*
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(“albany” won the “all-america city award” in both ‘1991’ + ‘2009’)
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👈👈👈☜*“ALBANY”* ☞ 👉👉👉
*THE COUNTY*
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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