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adjacentTo
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Albany
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surface form:
Albany, New York
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adjacentTo
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Cohoes, New York
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adjacentTo
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Watervliet, New York
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areaCode
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518
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climate
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humid continental climate
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country
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United States of America
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county
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Rensselaer County
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economicHistory
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collar and cuff manufacturing
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economicHistory
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iron and steel manufacturing
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economicHistory
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textile production
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founded
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1789
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governedBy
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Mayor–council government
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hasBridge
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Green Island Bridge
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hasBridge
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Menands Bridge
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hasCollege
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Russell Sage College
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hasCulturalEvent
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Troy Waterfront Farmers Market
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hasCulturalEvent
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Victorian Stroll
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hasHistoricRole
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important 19th-century industrial center
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hasHistoricRole
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shipping and trade hub on the Hudson River
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hasInstitution
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Rensselaer County Historical Society
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hasLandmark
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Rensselaer County Courthouse
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hasLandmark
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The Rice Building
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hasLandmark
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Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
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hasTransportation
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Amtrak service via nearby Albany–Rensselaer station
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hasUniversity
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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historicDistrict
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Central Troy Historic District
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incorporatedAsCity
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1816
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instanceOf
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city
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knownFor
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19th-century architecture
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knownFor
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collar and shirt manufacturing
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knownFor
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historic manufacturing center
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knownFor
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role in the Industrial Revolution
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locatedIn
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eastern New York State
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locatedOn
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Hudson River
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namedAfter
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ancient city of Troy
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near
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confluence of Hudson River and Mohawk River
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nickname
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Collar City
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partOf
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Albany–Schenectady–Troy metropolitan area
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partOf
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Capital District of New York
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surface form:
Capital District
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population
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approximately 50,000
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postalCodePrefix
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12180
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region
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Upstate New York (broad sense)
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surface form:
Upstate New York
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river
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Hudson River
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river
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Poesten Kill
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river
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Wynants Kill
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state
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New York
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timeZone
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Eastern Time Zone
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