Troy’s Great Fire

Kathy Sheehan, Rensselaer County Historian, will present a program on Troy’s Great Fire of 1862 to the Poestenkill Historical Society.  “The air was full of smoke and cinders!”…
A major portion of Troy was destroyed when a spark from a locomotive started the fire on the wooden covered Green Island Bridge with ashes cast as far as Poestenkill and Sand Lake.  Troy was one of the first communities in this area to buy steam controlled fire trucks so the firefighters were able to contain the fire laterally.  The fire was stopped at what is now 8th Street to the east, Federal Street to the north and Congress Street to the south.
Come and hear many more interesting facts regarding this event.  The date is May 28 at 7 pm at the  Poestenkill Town Hall.  For more information, please call Pat at 283-5223.