Federal Dam
The Federal Dam is a manmade dam built across the Hudson River in the U.S. state of New York from Troy on the east bank to Green Island on the west bank.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam owned and operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers in Troy, New York, USA
- Also known as: “Troy Lock” and “Troy Lock and Dam #1”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stomy Island and St. Barnabas Episcopal Church.
Stomy Island
Islet
The Hudson River in New York and New Jersey is full of islands, though some have been filled in to connect to the shore. Some of the islands have the Hudson on one side and have another river or creek on the other side.
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
Church
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, later called Christ & St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, and now known as New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, is an historic Episcopal church and rectory at 2900 Fifth Avenue in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York. St. Barnabas Episcopal Church is situated 2,000 feet southeast of Federal Dam.
Kate Mullany House
Museum
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kate Mullany House was the home of Kate Mullany, an early female labor leader who started the all-women Collar Laundry Union in Troy, New York in February 1864. Kate Mullany House is situated 4,200 feet south of Federal Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Green Island and Watervliet.
Green Island
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Green Island is a coterminous town-village in Albany County, New York, United States, some 8 miles north of Albany. Green Island is one of only five such town-village amalgamations in New York.
Watervliet
Photo: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Watervliet is a city in northeastern Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 10,375 as of the 2020 census. Watervliet is north of Albany, the capital of the state, and is bordered on the north, west, and south by the town of Colonie.
Cohoes
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cohoes is a city in Albany County on the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers, where the Mohawk forms several channels and islands.
Federal Dam
- Category: lock
- Location: Troy, Rensselaer, Capital District, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Federal Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Troy Lock”
- Egyptian Arabic: “السد الفيدرالى”
- Italian: “diga di Federal”
- Japanese: “フェデラル・ダム”
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