Mechanicville, New York

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Mechanicville, New York is a small city in Saratoga County historically known as a key railroad and industrial hub in upstate New York.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 518
838
belongsTo United States Census geographic entities
country United States
countrySubdivision State of New York NERFINISHED
county Saratoga County NERFINISHED
demographicCharacteristic small population relative to major New York cities
governingBody Mechanicville city government NERFINISHED
hasClimate humid continental climate
hasEconomicCharacteristic former mill town
post-industrial small city
hasFeature commercial downtown area
historic industrial buildings
residential neighborhoods
hasGovernmentType city government
hasHistoricalEra early 20th century railroad expansion
late 19th century industrialization
hasIndustryHistory hydroelectric power generation
paper manufacturing
textile manufacturing
hasRailInfrastructureHistory classification yard
hasSettlementType city
hasTransportationHistory interurban trolley connections
major freight rail yard
historicalRole industrial center
railroad hub
isPartOf Capital District of New York NERFINISHED
isServedBy regional road network in Saratoga County
knownFor paper mills
railroad yards
textile mills
locatedIn Upstate New York NERFINISHED
locatedInMetropolitanArea Albany–Schenectady–Troy metropolitan area NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNorthOf Albany, New York NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Anthony Kill NERFINISHED
Hudson River NERFINISHED
locatedSouthOf Saratoga Springs, New York NERFINISHED
postalCode 12118
region Northeastern United States
state New York
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time
waterwayFeature Champlain Canal vicinity

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Saratoga County ("Mechanicville")
contains
Valley Falls, New York
locatedNear
Boston and Maine Railroad
servedCity

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