Schuylerville, New York
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Schuylerville is a village in Saratoga County, New York, USA. The population was 1,197 at the 2000 census. The village is named after the Schuyler family.
The Village of Schuylerville is in the northeast part of the Town of Saratoga. It borders the Village of Victory.
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[edit] History
The region was settled in 1691 and called Fort Saratoga by Dutch settlers from Albany, NY, notably the Schuyler family. The community that developed near the fort was originally called "Saratoga," but was partly destroyed in 1745. Rebuilt, it was incorporated as the village of Schuylerville in 1831. In 1777, during the Revolutionary War, the British crossed the Hudson here, and marched south about 9 miles to Stillwater. After their defeat, the British retreated back to the village, where they surrendered, marking the "turning point of the Revolution." This event is known as the Battle of Saratoga.
The village was incorporated in 1831 as Schuylerville. The Champlain Canal helped the local economy. Many people and businesses currently refer to the village by the nickname Old Saratoga, also, Olde Saratoga.
In the March 25th, 1990 issue of the New York Times, writer James Howard Kunstler published a piece entitled "Schuylerville Stands Still". This piece used Schuylerville as an example of rural "rot and disrepair", citing unemployment, broken sidewalks, and dented cans at the local mini market, Mini Mart. Reaction to the article from members of the community was strongly negative.
Also in 1990, a lawsuit arose between the Schuylerville school board and a local Jewish family, over the removal of a painting depicting the crucifixion of Christ from public display in the school auditorium. This lawsuit, which the school lost, prompted a visit to Schuylerville by the Klu Klux Klan. At the same time, the Reverend Al Sharpton staged a counter-protest over the presence of the Klan.
The painting was actually a remarkable mural, considering the powerful imagery and vivid detail and the fact that is was created by a Schuylerville High School student, Craig Martin, for an art class project. Craig never quite understood what all the fuss was about, 25 years after he had completed the painting. Sadly, Mr. Martin passed away on Feb. 28, 2007 in Louisiana.
Schuylerville is the current home of Don Warren, creator and owner of Warren Guitars. Warren Guitars has been associated with Buck Dharma of Blue Oyster Cult, Dan Toler, (former member of The Allman Brothers Band) Marc Colombo of the Dallas Cowboys, and Arlen Roth. (Roth did much of the solos that can be heard on the movie "Crossroads"). A Warren Guitar can be heard on the video game "SpiderMan 3". Don Warren was born in New Jersey and has lived in Saratoga County his entire life. Warren is the brother of Bob Warren, a very notable guitar player, singer and song-writer around the Schuylerville and Saratoga area.
[edit] Environmental Concerns
Recently there has been much debate about the dredging the Hudson River in this town,which borders the east side of the Village of Schuylerville. Pollutants(PCBs) were dumped from the year 1947-1977 by the General Electric transformer plant upstream in Hudson Falls, New York. GE and the the EPA have come to an agreement in which GE is suppose to pay to dredge a 40 mile stretch of the river. The first part of the dredging termed phase one will end in Schuylerville, New York. In a press release from the EPA dated February 8,2007 the EPA announce that due to problems beyond their control the EPA and GE would not start dredging until the year 2009 because of various project complications. The debate over dredging the Hudson River has sparked great debate within the community from the mid to late 1990's to about 2003. The debate has since died down but many people in the town do not support the dredging while a small portion does support it. The debate was heated for sometime because this is said to be the largest superfund project in the United States of America to ever be carried out. This reason alone leaves people skeptic of whether dredging will make the problem better or worse.
[edit] Geography
Schuylerville is located at (43.100832, -73.581397)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.4 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (10.34%) is water.
The village is on the west bank of the Hudson River, and US Route 4 and NY Route 29 pass through the community.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,197 people, 536 households, and 303 families residing in the village. The population density was 872.0/km² (2,264.5/mi²). There were 578 housing units at an average density of 421.1/km² (1,093.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.75% White, 0.25% African American, 0.25% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.
There were 536 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.3% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the village the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $30,799, and the median income for a family was $37,083. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $24,926 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,664. About 9.2% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- Schuylerville Area Chamber of Commerce
- Schuylerville Community Theater
- Unofficial Schuylerville School District Wiki
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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