Quackenkill, New York

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Quackenkill, New York
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Quackenkill, New York
Coordinates: 42°46′10″N073°31′08″W / 42.76944°N 73.51889°W / 42.76944; -73.51889
Country United States
State New York
County Rensselaer
Elevation
928 ft (283 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes 518 & 838
GNIS feature ID962026 [1]

Quackenkill (or Quacken Kill) is a hamlet in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. [1]

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History

By the 1860s the town produced argillite, wood, tank bark, and charcoal; these resources were exported to Troy. In 1860 Quackenkill consisted of 10 houses. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Quackenkill, New York". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ French, John Homer, ed. Gazetteer of the State of New York. Tenth Edition. 1860. p. 555
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