The Teller Pasture: An Investigation of a Place, People, and Events That Changed the Dutch Colonial Village of Schenectady (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781450231435)

Archaeological and archival documentation, including a 1756 surveyed map of the palisades surrounding the village, guides us through 350 years of Schenectady's history and paints a unique picture of one of Schenectady's hidden historical treasures-the Teller Pasture. Trace Schenectady's history as seen through the microcosm of the Teller pasture, a plot granted to Willem Teller, an original proprietor of the Schenectady Patent of 1664. Learn about the Schenectady stockades. Trace the history of the Dutch Colonial Teller House, including a rare account of its restoration in 1976. Learn about the North Street Stockade Line. Learn about boat-building on the Strand Street/River. View the only eighteenth century surveyed map showing the fortifications of Schenectady.

Author: Claire Hamilton
ISBN-10: 1450231438
ISBN-13: 9781450231435
Publisher: iUniverse
Language: English
Published: 07/06/2010
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.17d