Coxsackie (village), New York
| Coxsackie, New York | |
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| Village | |
 Coxsackie
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| Coordinates: 42°21′15″N 73°48′18″W / 42.35417°N 73.80500°WCoordinates: 42°21′15″N 73°48′18″W / 42.35417°N 73.80500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Greene |
| Town | Coxsackie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2) |
| • Land | 2.2 sq mi (5.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 160 ft (43 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,813 |
| • Density | 1,295/sq mi (500.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 12051, 12192 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-18718 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0947608 |
| Website | villageofcoxsackie |
Coxsackie is a village in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 2,813 at the 2010 census.
The village name comes from the native word mak-kachs-hack-ing. When the land was purchased by the Dutch settlers, the name was written as Koxhackung. It is generally translated as "Hoot-owl place" or "place of many owls".
The village is in the eastern part of the town of Coxsackie along the Hudson River.
The original plot of land was sold by American Indians to Pieter Bronck in 1661 for 150 guilders in beaver pelts.
The lower part of the village was once called "Reeds Landing". In the late 19th century, this area contained several factories and a steamboat landing, now replaced by a waterfront park. The remains of the steam freighter Storm King still rest here, in the river just north of the park, where she sank at her moorings in the 1930s. She is still visible except at the highest tide or during flooding. Near this area in the early 20th century was a popular sandy beach that drew thousands of visitors on summer weekends. The beach eroded away after channelization of the Hudson during the 1930s, when deep water navigation was extended up to Albany.
A ferry service connected the village to Newtons Hook across the river in Columbia County until June 12, 1938.
In 1947, the Coxsackievirus was isolated from an outbreak in upstate New York, and was named after the village, being the location where the outbreak first began.
Coxsackie is located in eastern Greene County on the west bank of the Hudson River. The Hudson is an estuary. Although Coxsackie is 120 miles (190 km) from the ocean, tides here range about 3 feet (0.91 m) (the river flows both ways depending on time of day).
New York State Route 385 passes through the village, leading south (downriver) 6 miles (10 km) to Athens and 11 miles (18 km) to Catskill, and northwest 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to its terminus at U.S. Route 9W just outside the village limits. US 9W leads north 2 miles (3 km) to an interchange with Interstate 87 (the New York State Thruway); via the Thruway it is 23 miles (37 km) north to Albany, the state capital, and 134 miles (216 km) south to New York City.
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