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[This information is from Vol. II, p. 1223 of History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925, edited by Nelson Greene (Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1925). It is in the Schenectady Reference collection of the Schenectady County Public Library at Schdy R 974.7 G81h. This online edition includes lists of portraits, maps and illustrations. As noted by Paul Keesler in his article, "The Much Maligned Mr. Greene," some information in this book has been superseded by later research or was provided incorrectly by local sources.]
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Photo: [Mohawk] River Suspension Bridge, 1808
The wooden suspension bridge, the first erected over the Mohawk River at Schenectady, in 1808. Photograph taken in 1874 when it was about to be replaced by the iron bridge. By courtesy State Engineer and Surveyor.
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