Mechanicville

In 1764, groups of independent craftsmen began forming a small settlement near the junction of the Tenendehowa Creek and the Hudson River that eventually came to be called Mechanicville. Although neighboring farmers classified them as lowly mechanics, residents chose to embrace the derogative term rather than shrink from it. In 1815, the Mechanicville Post Office opened its doors, and the community's identity began to grow. A century later, Irish, Italian, and Polish-speaking immigrants had...