Altamont’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Altamont. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In colonial times, this area was part of the Manor of Rensselaerwyck, granted by the Dutch West India Company to Killian Van Rensselaer in 1630. The area was known as Hellerburgh in the early 18th century. In the early 19th century Knowersville was established in the rural part of Albany County, just below the Helderberg Mountains. This settlement eventually became known as Altamont.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Altamont’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Altamont’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAltamont, N.Y, 1889: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Altamont
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Altamont, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Altamont, N.Y (1889) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.