Brookview, New York
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Brookview, New York is a small hamlet
located in Schodack, New York
and just outside of Castleton, New York
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Brookview is named for the Moordener Kill
that runs through the hamlet
. Brookview Road runs from East Greenbush through Brookview and then to Castleton-on-Hudson, New York
. The hamlet of Brookview, however, includes only a small portion of Brookview Road. A section of Brookview Road is part of New York State Route 150
. Brookview is mostly residential. A train station was located in the hamlet until it was taken down in the early 20th century.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
located in Schodack, New York
Schodack, New York
Schodack is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 12,536 at the 2000 census. The town name is derived from the native word, Escotak. The town is in the southwestern part of the county. Schodack is southeast of Albany, New York.- History :Prior to the advent of...
and just outside of Castleton, New York
Castleton, New York
Castleton is the name of two places in the U.S. state of New York:*Castleton, Staten Island, a former town in the U.S. state of New York*Castleton-on-Hudson, New York...
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Brookview is named for the Moordener Kill
Moordener Kill
The Moordener Kill is a tributary to the Hudson River that flows through southwestern Rensselaer County, New York, in the United States. Moordener Kill translates to "Murderer Creek", because the word moordener is the Dutch word for "murderer"...
that runs through the hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
. Brookview Road runs from East Greenbush through Brookview and then to Castleton-on-Hudson, New York
Castleton-on-Hudson, New York
Castleton-on-Hudson is a village located in the southwestern part of the town of Schodack in Rensselaer County, New York. The population was 1,619 at the 2000 census. The village is southeast of Albany, New York.- History :...
. The hamlet of Brookview, however, includes only a small portion of Brookview Road. A section of Brookview Road is part of New York State Route 150
New York State Route 150
New York State Route 150 is a north–south state highway in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The southern terminus of the route is at NY 9J in Castleton-on-Hudson...
. Brookview is mostly residential. A train station was located in the hamlet until it was taken down in the early 20th century.