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George Washington Monument (Albany, New York)

As seen from in front of the Alfred E. Smith Building in Albany

 

Albany is a lovely small city located in the Hudson Valley of eastern New York. The municipality is home to just under 100,000 residents, and forms the center of a metropolitan area with a 2020 population of over 1 million. The city is one of the oldest in the region with Dutch colonial roots dating to the 1610s.

 

Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. In addition to being a political center for the fourth most populous U.S. state, the city is a regional hub for economic, educational, and cultural institutions. It is the county seat of Albany County.

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Uploaded on February 9, 2023
Taken on October 29, 2022