Crescent is a hamlet in the town of Halfmoon, New York, United States. It lies on the north bank of the Mohawk River in Saratoga County.
Crescent | |
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 Crescent Bridge, Crescent, New York | |
| Etymology: named for the crescent shaped curve of the Mohawk River | |
  Crescent Location of Crescent within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°49′35″N 73°44′3″W / 42.82639°N 73.73417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Capital District |
| County | Saratoga |
| Elevation | 210 ft (60 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 12065 (Clifton Park), 12188 (Waterford) |
| Area code | 518 |
Crescent was the northern terminus of an aqueduct which carried the Erie Canal over the Mohawk River. The original wooden aqueduct was built in 1825. The 26-arched stone aqueduct which replaced the wooden structure, was demolished in 1918 and only fragments of the stone piers remain.[1]
In the 1840s, the cheap transportation provided by the canal spurred economic development in Crescent. This included a paint works, an iron foundry, and brickworks, located there, and businesses supplying the canal boats prospered.[2] Grain was transhipped at Crescent; it was said "teams in a line half a mile long having been seen waiting for a chance to unload."[3] In 1860 the population was 593.[4]
Today, Crescent is the location of the Crescent Bridge carrying U.S. Route 9 from Albany County.
The Crescent Methodist Episcopal Church (now demolished), Noxon Bank Building, and Oakcliff are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Old Crescent Aqueduct - Erie Canal". The Travels of Tug 44. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
- ^ Kennedy, Ellen. "History of the Town of Halfmoon". Archived from the original on September 23, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
- ^ Sylvester, Nathaniel Bartlett. "History of Saratoga County, New York. (1878)". Retrieved September 24, 2013.
- ^ French, J.H. (1860). Gazetteer of the State of New York. R. Pearsall Smith. p. 589. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.