Crescent, New York
Crescent | |
hamlet | |
![]() Crescent Bridge, Crescent, New York | |
Name origin: named for the crescent shaped curve of the Mohawk River | |
Country | United States |
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State | New York |
Region | Capital District |
County | Saratoga |
Municipality | Town of Halfmoon |
River | Mohawk River |
Elevation | 210 ft (64 m) |
Coordinates | 42°49′35″N 73°44′3″W / 42.82639°N 73.73417°WCoordinates: 42°49′35″N 73°44′3″W / 42.82639°N 73.73417°W |
Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP Code | 12065 (Clifton Park), 12188 (Waterford) |
Area code | 518 |
![]() Location of Crescent within the state of New York
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Crescent is a hamlet in the town of Halfmoon, New York. It lies on the north bank of the Mohawk River in Saratoga County.
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Crescent was the northern terminus of an aqueduct which carried the Erie Canal over the Mohawk River. The original wooden aqueduct was built in 1825. The 26-arched stone aqueduct which replaced the wooden structure, was demolished in 1918 and only fragments of the stone piers remain.[1]
In the 1840s the cheap transportation provided by the canal spurred economic development in Crescent. Industry including a paint works, an iron foundry, and brickworks, located there, and businesses supplying the canal boats prospered.[2] Grain was transhipped at Crescent; it was said "teams in a line half a mile long having been seen waiting for a chance to unload."[3] In 1860 the population was 593.[4]
Today Crescent is the location of the Crescent Bridge carrying U.S. Route 9 from Albany County.
The Crescent Methodist Episcopal Church (now demolished), Noxon Bank Building, and Oakcliff are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
References
- ↑ "Old Crescent Aqueduct - Erie Canal". The Travels of Tug 44. Retrieved Sep 24, 2013.
- ↑ Kennedy, Ellen. "History of the Town of Halfmoon". Retrieved Sep 24, 2013.
- ↑ Sylvester, Nathaniel Bartlett. "History of Saratoga County, New York. (1878)". Retrieved Sep 24, 2013.
- ↑ French, J.H. (1860). Gazetteer of the State of New York. R. Pearsall Smith. p. 589. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.