Albany
Empire State capital
Albany is the capital city of New York State, situated on the Hudson River about 150 miles north of New York City.
One of the oldest European settlements in the United States, it serves as a major government and educational center.
The name also designates cities in Georgia, Oregon, and several other states, as well as counties across the U.S. and places in Australia.
The legislature convenes in Albany each January.
Major New York estuary
- upstateRegion away from metropolis
- SchenectadyEastern New York municipality
- TroyAncient Anatolian city
- Washington ParkNamed municipal green space
Northeastern metropolis and state
- governorState's chief executive
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- statehouseLegislature's headquarters
- Empire StateNew York's sobriquet
assembly · senate · capitol · lawmakers · lobbyists · policy · budget · bills
Of the Netherlands
- New NetherlandDutch American colonial territory
- HudsonMajor northeastern river
- IroquoisNative American confederacy
- MohawkIroquoian nation from Northeast
beaver pelts · colonization · Erie Canal · American Revolution · Burgoyne · Saratoga · Underground Railroad · abolitionism
System of noble ranks
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- heraldryStudy of armorial bearings
- lineageDescent from progenitors
Scottish · titles · coronet · succession · royal house · Prince Charles
Sandstone-faced urban dwelling
- rowhouseAdjoined urban dwelling unit
- VictorianOf a prim era
- colonialOf occupied territories
- Gothic RevivalArchitectural return to medieval forms
Capitol Building · historic · landmark · facade · renovation · townhouse · Dutch colonial · preservation
Hudson River
Major New York estuary
- upstateRegion away from metropolis
- SchenectadyEastern New York municipality
- TroyAncient Anatolian city
New York
Northeastern metropolis and state
- governorState's chief executive
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- statehouseLegislature's headquarters
Empire State · assembly · senate · capitol · lawmakers · lobbyists · policy · budget · bills · caucus
Dutch
Of the Netherlands
- New NetherlandDutch American colonial territory
- HudsonMajor northeastern river
- IroquoisNative American confederacy
Mohawk · beaver pelts · colonization · Erie Canal · American Revolution · Burgoyne · Saratoga · Underground Railroad · abolitionism · trading post
peerage
System of noble ranks
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- heraldryStudy of armorial bearings
lineage · Scottish · titles · coronet · succession · royal house · Prince Charles
brownstone
Sandstone-faced urban dwelling
Gothic Revival · Capitol Building · historic · landmark · facade · renovation · townhouse · Dutch colonial · preservation · ornamental
warship
Armed naval vessel
commissioned · flagship · maritime · service · combat · fleet
- Colonial AmericaGeorge Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence
- Historic American TownsJamestown, Plymouth, Williamsburg, St. Augustine, Salem
- New YorkManhattan, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, Brooklyn
- Town NamesSpringfield, Fairview, Riverside, Greenville, Madison
- Georgia PlacesAtlanta, Savannah, Augusta, Macon, Columbus
- New England PlacesBerlin, Bethlehem, Conway, Franconia, Jackson
AlbanyNew York City
America's largest city
NYC · Manhattan · Brooklyn · Wall Street · Long Island
- Caucasian AlbaniaAncient eastern Transcaucasian polity