FREE Walking Tour Map available at the Heritage Area Visitor Center.
Housed at the Schenectady Museum, the visitor center features exhibits that emphasize the history of Schenectady and its importance to the electrical and railway industries. The Center also makes available a recorded tour of the Stockade, a dramatic guide to which you can listen to as you walk the quaint streets and examine the architecture of this early settlement. Transportation is a major theme of Schenectady’s Heritage Area, for the world’s first steam passenger train and America’s first intercity rail route linked Schenectady and nearby Albany in 1831. A more modern train, the RS-3 diesel locomotive, built in 1953 at ALCO (American Locomotive Company), is also on display at the Visitor Center. The ALCO RS-3 was one of the first highly successful general purpose locomotives.
The oldest house in the Mohawk Valley (built in the last quarter of the 17th Century). The main farm house, the adjacent inn and the brick house have retained many original characteristics of early Dutch and French settlers, with few design alterations. Also on the site are the Mabee Cemetery, a blacksmith shop, Dutch barn, carpenters workshop and a carriage shed.
A consignment gallery specializing in affordable folk art from throughout New York State.
A restored 19th century brick station that served the Troy-Schenectady Railroad route. Picnic Area, fishing, boat launch and bike path are also located nearby.
