Schenectady
Speech parts
1. Schenectady - Noun
2. Schenectady - Proper noun
Meaning
a city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal
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20th century to present Like other industrial cities in the Mohawk Valley, in the early 20th century, Schenectady attracted many new immigrants from eastern and southern Europe, as they could fill many of the new industrial jobs.
About this time, occasional special events were also broadcast in Philadelphia (over W3XE, later called WPTZ, now known as KYW-TV ) as well as Schenectady.
American Locomotive Company also developed here, from a Schenectady company, and merging several smaller companies in 1901; it was second in the United States in the manufacture of steam locomotives before developing diesel technology.
European settlement started in the present-day county by Dutch colonists in the 17th century; the village of Schenectady was founded in 1661.
Deciding to leave Schenectady proved difficult.
FJ&G ridership continued to decline, and in 1938 New York state condemned the line's bridge over the Mohawk River at Schenectady.