Slingerlands, New York
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Slingerlands is a hamlet in Albany County, New York, USA. The community is in the Eastern Standard time zone. The latitude of Slingerlands is 42.629N. The longitude is -73.865W. The zip code for Slingerlands is 12159. It is located immediately west of Delmar and near the west town line.
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[edit] History
Former and merged community names include:
- Normanskill
- Red Hook
[edit] Demographics
The population of Slingerlands is 7,646[1].
[edit] Trivia
Filming location for 1987 movie, "Ironweed"[2]
Christopher Porco, convicted murderer, is from Slingerlands.
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] External links
- Slingerlands Printing Plant, historical photo from Town of Bethlehem website.
- Toll Gate at Slingerlands, 1569 New Scotland Road, Slingerlands
- Ironweed (1987), Ironweed at Internet Movie Database Website
Albany County, New York County Seat: Albany |
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Boght Corners | Coeymans | Crescent Station | Delmar | Dunsbach Ferry | Elsmere | Feura Bush | Glenmont | Latham | Loudonville | Medusa | Preston-Potter Hollow | Selkirk | Slingerlands | Verdoy | Westmere |