Little known Capital Region facts
- Albany’s official nickname is “The City Without a Nickname.”
- Once known as “The City That Lights and Hauls the World,” Schenectady is now best known as “The City That Could Use A Hug.”
- Cohoes, known as “The Spindle City,” was also home of the once-popular phrase “Sit On It And Rotate” (origin obscure).
- Ballston Spa’s name has been making fifth graders giggle since fifth grade was invented.
- Troy is proud of its association with technologies that fall out of favor: water wheels, parlor stoves, detachable collars.
- When carpet manufacturers were leaving Amsterdam for cheap labor in the south, Rug City officials launched a desperate campaign to retain the “welcome mat” portion of the business.
- Henry Hudson’s crew failed to appreciate the future importance of the beaver, using only the tails of the aquatic rodents to deliver naval discipline.