Alcove

Coeymans Town, Albany County, NY

Beginnings [1]

Originally known as Stephensville, the village was settled about 1790 by Casparus Ackerman and Archibald Stephens. Early hydraulic industries (along the Hannacroix Creek) in the vicinity included a grist mill, a flax mill, a paper mill, a saw mill and a carding and cloth mill.

See: Alcove Historic District.

1. National Register nomination document, prepared by E.K. Spencer-Ralph and Charles Florance, New York State Office of Parks and Recreation, Alcove Historic District, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Washington, D.C.

Nearby Neighborhoods

Street Names
Alcove Road • Route 111