History · Amsterdam
Amsterdam’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Amsterdam. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
1710established
4old images & papers
2historic places
0recent photos
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Prior to settlement by Europeans, the region which includes Amsterdam was inhabited for centuries by the Mohawk tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy, which dominated most of the Mohawk Valley. They had pushed the Algonquin Mohican tribe to the east of the Hudson River.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items below1710Established
c. 1773Old Guy Park HouseCommons
1868The Village of Amsterdam (Village); Amsterdam B…Commons
1870Train Wreck by River with Street Scene (2)Commons
1881Amsterdam & Port Jackson, N.YCommons
1890–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewThe Village of Amsterdam (Village…, 1868: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Amsterdam
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By decade
Amsterdam, decade by decade
1770s1 item
1880s1 item
1890s–
1990s
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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c. 1773 · CommonsToday · Wikidata
Old Guy Park HouseDrag to compare · matched automatically from the two captions
Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (4) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.