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was in form of an oblong rectangle, with gates at the ends. The people, however, felt so secure that
the gates were habitually left open, and no guard was kept; and hence it was easily entered hy the
enemy on the memorable 9th of Feb. 1690, N. S. The lives of 60 old persons and children were spared
from the massacre. The settlement recovered slowly from the disaster, and not until the close of King
William’s War did it receive any considerable accessions. A new fort was built in May, 1690, which
was garrisoned for many years. Another , fort was built in 1735, and another in 1780.¹ The old fort
stood at the intersection of Ferry and Front Sts. The first church (Kef. Prot. D.) was organized in
1684, and the building was erected on the s. end of Church St. in 1685. It was burned in 1690 f
and a new building was erected, about 1702, on the site yf the present church, corner of Union and
Church Sts.² St. George’s Church (Prot.E.) was organized, in 1735, by Rev. H. Barclay, incorp. in
1766, and an edifice erected in 1768.³ The first mail was brought to the town April 3,1763.⁵ The
first English school was opened, under the care ,of Rev. Henry Barclay, in 1710.® The Yale Cemetery
Association was formed Feb. 25,1858.^T The population of the city has slowly and steadily increased,
although, from the setting off of portions of its territory, the census reports for some periods show an
apparent decrease.⁴

Acres of Land, Valuation, Population, Dwellings, Families, Freeholders, Schools, Live
Stock, Agricultural Products, and Domestic .Manufactures, of Schenectady County.

Names of Towns.	Acres of Land.		Valuation of 1858.			Population.		No. of Dwellings.	jlVo. of Families.	0 1	Schools.
Names of Towns.	0 1	^3 & 1 1	Beal Estate.	Personal Property.	Total.	1 S	Females.	No. of Dwellings.	jlVo. of Families.	0 1	vl	Children taught.
Duanesburgh..........	33,911*	10,827	$974,272	$120,700	$1,094,972	1,556	1,563	542	395	596	22	1,234
Glcnville................	22,341*	7,159*	1,285,993	71,663	1.357,656	1,666	1,487	556	417	700	13	1,173
Niskayuna..............	7,922	2,549	359,900	24,050	383.950	584	536	201	118	217	4	366
Princetown............	12,029	3,421	228,670	9,500	238,170	496	460	166	120	172	7	397
Rotterdam..............	16,729*	7,693	874,734	36,250	910,984	1,537	1,298	440	293	492	13	1,427
Schenectady............	515	34	1,254,150	455,829	1,709,979	4,012	4,377	1,200	610	1,606	9	3,050i
Total..............	, 93,448*	31,683*	4,977,719	717,992	5,695,711	9,851	9,721	3,105	1,953	3,783	68	7,64T

Live Stock.

Agricultural Products.

Bush, of Ghaut.

Daiby Peobucts.


III	Cows.	Sheep.
1,872	1,940	5.541
1,306	1,482	2,644
271	389	625
629	673	1,123
720	1,065	826
48	219
4,846	5,768	10,759

By an act of 1780, all the people living within a half mile
of the Dutch church were assessed, in labor and materials, for
the erection of defensive works—the work to be done under the
direction of the field officers and magistrates.

8 On the 27th of Oct. 1701, the Governor granted a special
license for the inhabitants, or their agents, “ to gather, collect,
and receive the free and voluntary offerings and contributions
of all and singular his liege subjects, inhabitants of this pro¬