Hoosick Falls, New York
| Hoosick Falls | |
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 Downtown Hoosick Falls
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| Name origin: Falls on adjacent river | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | New York |
| Region | Capital District |
| County | Rensselaer |
| Town | Hoosick |
| River | Hoosic |
| Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
| Coordinates | 42°54′2″N 73°21′9″W / 42.90056°N 73.35250°WCoordinates: 42°54′2″N 73°21′9″W / 42.90056°N 73.35250°W |
| Highest point | SE corner of village |
| - elevation | 760 ft (232 m) |
| - coordinates | 42°53′54″N 73°20′11″W / 42.89833°N 73.33639°W |
| Lowest point | Hoosick River at N boundary |
| - elevation | 380 ft (116 m) |
| - coordinates | 42°54′34″N 73°21′24″W / 42.90944°N 73.35667°W |
| Area | 1.7 sq mi (4 km2) |
| Population | 3,501 (2010) |
| Founded | 1827 |
| Mayor | David B. Borge (dishonorable leave, 2017); Rob Allen (incoming) |
| Timezone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP Code | 12090 |
| Area code | 518 Exchange: 686 |
| FIPS code | 36-35474 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0953177 |
 Location in Rensselaer County and the state of New York.
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Hoosick Falls is a village in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 3,501 at the 2010 census. During its peak around 1900, the village had a population of about 7,000. The Capital District Regional Planning Commission projects a further decline in population through 2010 and beyond.
The village of Hoosick Falls is near the center of the town of Hoosick on NY 22. The village center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Hoosick Falls Historic District.
Painter Grandma Moses is buried in the village. The site of the British entrenchments at the Battle of Bennington, 6 August 1777, is nearby and is maintained as Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site.
Although this has been an issue of considerable debate, it's believed the first documented settlers came to Hoosick Falls on the Hoosic River, around 1746. Encyclopedia Americana reports the date of the first permanent settlement as 1688. The French drove the settlers out in 1754 and most of the settlement was burned, but they returned and rebuilt after the French & Indian War ended. Hoosick Falls was incorporated as a village in 1827.
Walter A. Wood Mowing and Reaping Machine Co. In 1852 a blacksmith named Walter A. Wood began manufacturing a reaper in Hoosick Falls. By the 1890s the Walter A. Wood Mowing & Reaping Company was the largest farm machinery manufacturer in the world, taking up 85 acres (340,000 m2) on the west bank of the river. The Wood Company closed in 1924, mainly due to the introduction of John Deere's revolutionary self-propelled farm equipment. Most of these facilities were used by the Colasta Corporation from the mid-1920s until the late 1950s. This company manufactured radio parts. Later, parts of this site were used as a lumber yard/hardware store. A rash of arson fires in the mid and late 1970s consumed the entire complex. The only buildings still in use today are outside of the main complex, the Interface Solutions Plant (formerly the Wood-Flong Paper Mill), which was Walter A Wood's steel foundry. The original Office Building is still present also.
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