Eagle Bridge is an unincorporated community (hamlet) in Rensselaer County

Rensselaer County, New York

Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,429. Its name is in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the land in the area. Its county seat is Troy...

, New York

New York

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, United States

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. It was served by the Rutland and Washington Railroad

Rutland and Washington Railroad

The Rutland and Washington Railroad was a railroad company based in Rutland, Vermont which was chartered in Vermont on November 13, 1847 and built between Rutland and Eagle Bridge in Rensselaer County, New York in 1851 and 1852. One of the company's founders was Merritt Clark, a Vermont politician,...

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Eagle Bridge is also the name used by the United States Postal Service

United States Postal Service

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 to identify ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 12057. This ZIP code is in the vicinity of Eagle Bridge hamlet; It includes part of the town of Hoosick

Hoosick, New York

Hoosick is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 6,759 at the 2000 census.The Town of Hoosick is in the northeast corner of the county.- History :...

 in Rensselaer County and most of the town of White Creek

White Creek, New York

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 in neighboring Washington County

Washington County, New York

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The most famous resident of Eagle Bridge was American

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 painter

Painting

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 Grandma Moses

Grandma Moses

Anna Mary Robertson Moses , better known as "Grandma Moses", was a renowned American folk artist. She is often cited as an example of an individual successfully beginning a career in the arts at an advanced age. Although her family and friends called her either "Mother Moses" or "Grandma Moses,"...

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