![]() ![]() Albany is the fourth oldest city in America and the second oldest state capital in the United States. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. ![]() Troy rose to become known as "The Collar City." Trojans have also made major contributions to a growing American republic in the arts, entertainment, sciences, government, military, and industry through the 21st century. With the invention of detachable collars and cuffs in the 19th century, 90 percent of American men were wearing Troy-made collars and cuffs. ![]() With the advent of the Erie and Champlain Canals, the city quickly became an industrial powerhouse, as ironworks produced vast quantities of products needed locally and in the expanding western part of country. Utilizing the forces of two powerful streams, the Wyantskill and Poestentkill, and the mighty Hudson River, early industries sprang up in the southern and northern parts of the city. After incorporating as a city in 1816, Troy began its rise to become the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution. Troy was created from land belonging to three Dutch men who were descendants of Dirck Vanderheyden, Troy's first settler who began farming here in 1707. ![]()
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