Schuyler Flatts in or near Menands, New York

Menands, New York

Menands is a village in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 3,990 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Louis Menand...

 is an archeological district on the floodplain of the Hudson River just north of Albany

Albany, New York

Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...

. It shows remains of 6,000 years of human history in the area. From Dutch colonial times, the history includes that of indentured servants. The site included the Colonie, New York home of a Schuyler family, the General Philip Schuyler House. This Schuyler property was cut through by the Erie Canal

Erie Canal

The Erie Canal is a waterway in New York that runs about from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York, at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. The canal contains 36 locks and encompasses a total elevation differential of...

. It became a National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...

 in 1993.

External links

• Schuyler Flatts Home Page
• General Philip Schuyler House, Troy Road Vicinity, Colonie Twp: 4 photos, at Historic American Building Survey
• General Philip Schuyler Kitchen, Troy Road Vicinity, Colonie Twp: 4 drawings, at Historic American Building Survey
• Schuyler Flatts Cultural Park opening