Franklin Square
Franklin Square is a park in Rensselaer, New York. Franklin Square is situated nearby to the neighborhood Downtown, as well as near The Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Green Island Bridge and United States Post Office.
Green Island Bridge
Bridge
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The Green Island Bridge crosses the Hudson River in New York, connecting Green Island with Troy, passing through Starbuck Island. It opened September 12, 1981.
United States Post Office
Post office
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The U.S. Post Office in Troy, New York, United States, is located at 400 Broadway, on the corners of Fourth and William Streets, the tenth location it has occupied in the city's history.
Cannon Building
Historic building
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The Cannon Building in Troy, New York is located on Broadway between First and State streets. It is the oldest building on Monument Square. It was designed by Alexander Jackson Davis and built in 1835.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Troy and Watervliet.
Troy
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Troy is a city in Rensselaer County, New York located northeast of Albany. Its nicknames include "The Collar City" and "Home of Uncle Sam." As a result of its unique history, Troy still has what is widely considered to be the best-preserved big-city 19th-century downtown in the country.
Watervliet
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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.
Green Island
Town
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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.
Franklin Square
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Rensselaer County, New York, United States of America
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Rensselaer, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.73414° or 42° 44′ 3″ northLongitude
-73.68843° or 73° 41′ 18″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
87J8P8M6+MJOpenStreetMap ID
node 357638998OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Franklin Square” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Franklin Square (parke sa Estados Unidos, New York, Rensselaer County)”
- Cebuano: “Franklin Square”
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Highlights include First United Presbyterian Church of Troy and Troy Dance Works.
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