Waterford Historical Museum

Waterford Historical Museum is a museum in Town of Waterford, Saratoga, New York. Waterford Historical Museum is situated near the hamlet Crescent Station, as well as near the village Boght Corners.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cohoes Public Library and Matton Shipyard.

Cohoes Public Library

Library

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY 4.0.

Cohoes Public Library is situated 3,500 feet south of Waterford Historical Museum.

Matton Shipyard

Historic site

Photo: Tsf01, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Matton Shipyard is a historic shipyard and canal boat service yard located on Van Schaick Island at Cohoes in Albany County, New York. It consists of eight extant buildings, various surviving features, and archaeological remains dating to the period 1916 to 1983 when the site functioned as a shipyard, repair facility, and towboat operation on the New York State Barge Canal and Champlain Canal. Matton Shipyard is situated 4,000 feet east of Waterford Historical Museum.

Van Schaick House

Museum

Photo: Tsf01, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Van Schaick House is a historic home located on Van Schaick Island at Cohoes in Albany County, New York. It was built about 1735 for Anthony Van Schaick, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, brick dwelling with a gambrel roof. Van Schaick House is situated 1 mile southeast of Waterford Historical Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cohoes and Crescent Station.

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.

Crescent Station

Hamlet

Crescent Station is a hamlet of the town of Colonie in Albany County, New York, United States that straddles US Route 9. Crescent Station is situated 2½ miles northwest of Waterford Historical Museum.

Boght Corners

Village

Boght Corners is a hamlet in the town of Colonie in northern Albany County, New York, United States, that straddles U.S. Route 9. The corners that give the hamlet its name are found at the intersection of Route 9 and Boght Road, near the Boght Community Fire District's station. Boght Corners is situated 2½ miles west of Waterford Historical Museum.

Waterford Historical Museum

Type: Museum
Also known as: “Waterford Historial Museum” and “Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center”
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Town of Waterford, Saratoga, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.78094° or 42° 46′ 51″ north

Longitude

-73.69518° or 73° 41′ 43″ west

Elevation

82 feet (25 metres)

Open location code

87J8Q8J3+9W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1401149566

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

8084649

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