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• History of High Point Cemetery
  ...ry of '''[[High Point Cemetery]]''', Town of Knox, County of Albany, State of New York - Compiled by Leo B. Westfall, P. E., September 1962 ...nter>History of High Point Cemetery, Town of Knox, County of Albany, State of New York - Compiled by Leo B. Westfall, P. E., September 1962</center>
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• History
  Links to [[h:History|Histories]] for other Hilltowns are [[h:History|HERE]]. The Town of Knox was established in 1822 from part of the [[b:Berne|Berne]].
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• 1994 Town of Knox Comprehensive Plan: Knox at War
  ...if|135px|right|link=1994 Town of Knox Comprehensive Plan|Back to 1994 Town of Knox Comprehensive Plan]] buried in the Knox Cemetery, also fought in this war. Landmarks of Albany County
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• Lot 47-K
  The [[h:1787 survey map| Cockburn Map of 1787]] designates in the vicinity of a cave. ...arcely probable Legends which have been handed down to present generations of residents through their ancestors, from the early settlers."
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• Knox
  ...'. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 41.9 square miles. ...'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schenectady_County,_New_York Schenectady County]'''.
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• Knox during the War of 1812
  [[File:MilitaryLogo.jpg|50px|right|link=Military History|Go to Military History]] Because the Town of Knox was not formed from the northern part of Berne until 1822, any veterans from the current Knox area would have been l
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• Knox at War
  ...t in silent majesty at High Point Cemetery. James Dyer has the distinction of having been an orderly to General George Washington. Colonel Asa Abbot's re ...f Albany County list these men as serving from the Town of Knox in the War of 1812: Henry Bunzer, William Bunzey, Edward P. Crary, Joseph Gallup, Benjami
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• 1934 - Knox is Smallest Town in County of Albany
  [[File:HistoryLogo.jpg|71px|right|link=History|Go to History]] ...Barckley1.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Knox is Smallest Town in County of Albany - Altamont Enterprise - October 12, 1934</center>]]
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• Knox Cave
  .... '''[[Bio:Robinson, Delevan C.|D. C. Robinson]]''' ran the operation most of this time. It is now owned by the [http://www.necaveconservancy.org/preserv .... Addis: A Study for the National Speleological Society: Knox Cave, Albany County, New York]]
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• Kiwanis Club of the Helderbergs Members in County Redistrict Debate
  ...Knox, Rensselaerville, and Westerlo descended on Albany Tuesday to the the county's re-districting committee that the don't want to be split among three diff ...ohn Elberfeld, Jane McLean, Amy Pokorny, and Anna Wolfe are active members of HHA.
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• Knox during the Revolutionary War
  [[File:MilitaryLogo.jpg|50px|right|link=Military History|Go to Military History]] ...o. The Hilltown area was either sparsely settled or wilderness at the time of the Revolution. Thus it is difficult for towns to lay claim to home-grown r
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• Knox Cave Post Card Gallery
  '''Post Cards of [[Knox Cave]] from the 1930s - Series''' ...the back: Knox Cave is located near Knox in Albany County, N. Y. It is one of the largest caverns in New York State with many high passages and other nat
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• 1870 Child's Gazetteer: History of Knox
  [[File:HistoryLogo.jpg|71px|right|link=History|Go to History]] OF <br>
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• 1994 Town of Knox Comprehensive Plan: Town Government
  ...if|135px|right|link=1994 Town of Knox Comprehensive Plan|Back to 1994 Town of Knox Comprehensive Plan]] The New England forefathers brought their traditional form of government to the
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• 1994 Town of Knox Comprehensive Plan: Pill Box Manufacturing
  ...if|135px|right|link=1994 Town of Knox Comprehensive Plan|Back to 1994 Town of Knox Comprehensive Plan]] The most important industry for Knox was the manufacture of wooden pill boxes.
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• Cassidy Family - St. Lucy's Church
  == Origins of the three village churches == St. Lucy's Roman Catholic Church has a more recent history.
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• Albany-Schoharie Plank Road
  This page is a series of brief articles about the Albany-Schoharie Plank Road. The last article is followed by link to an in-depth a ...t provided a faster more comfortable ride, thus leading to the abandonment of the plank road.
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• 1936 - Albany Evening News: Rural Albany County
  [[File:HistoryLogo.jpg|71px|right|link=History|Go to History]] == Rural Albany County: Its Romance and Industry ==
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• Knox Town Government
  ...gland forefathers brought their traditional form of government to the Town of Knox. The town was the unit responsible for collecting taxes, holding elect ...rst meeting was held at the home of Henry Barkley, which today is the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Amsler. (1972)
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• Rural Albany County: Knox Pillbox Industry
  [[File:HistoryLogo.jpg|71px|right|link=History|Go to History]] '''Rural Albany County: Its Romance and Industry'''
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• Truax, William J.; Ancestors
  Image:HaverlyBirths.jpg|<center>Births in the family of John Haverly and Maria E. Zimmer </center> Image:HaverlyDeaths.jpg|<center>Deaths in the family of John Haverly and Maria E. Zimmer </center>
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• High Point Cemetery
  High Point Cemetery is located on Old Stage Rd at the intersection of St. Rte 156 (Berne-Altamont Rd.) in [[Knox]]. ==List of early burials==
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• Knox: Early Industries
  ...Duane sawmill is said to have been in operation as long ago as 1795. Part of the foundation is clearly visible today. ...f Sue Pond probably operated by Chesebro or Keenholts sawed hardwood. Both of these foundations are still in evidence today.
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• Kiwanis Club of the Helderbergs Member Researches Old House - John Elberfeld
  ...20110428ElberfeldMcLeanPhoto2.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>'''A home with history:''' John Elberfeld and Jane McLean, or "Phoebe Beebe," as she has come to c ...embled a pile of documents, ranging from deeds from the Albany County Hall of Records, to old Enterprise newspaper articles. - [[H:Altamont Enterprise|Al
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• Knox: Pillbox capital of the world
  *[[Rural Albany County: Knox Pillbox Industry]] - Albany Evening News - October 15, 1936 Albany TIMES UNION Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1982
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• 1994 Town of Knox Comprehensive Plan: Early Industries
  ...if|135px|right|link=1994 Town of Knox Comprehensive Plan|Back to 1994 Town of Knox Comprehensive Plan]] reports of rich soils and optimum growing conditions; however, they
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• Sesquicentennial History Article
  [[File:HistoryLogo.jpg|71px|right|link=History|Go to History]] ...the Township. In 1845, a population of 2,145 was reported and the village of Knoxville, as it was then known, contained some 30 dwellings.<br><br>
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• Williams Family Burying Ground
  ...ad, on land once owned by Nicholas Chesebro<ref>''History of the County of Albany]]''</ref> and then Stanley Williams<ref name="Old Hellebergh">''[[Old Helle ..., Age 73 yrs.<ref name="Old Hellebergh">''[[Old Hellebergh]]''</ref> (wife of Rev. William Brown)
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• Lot 797
  '''The Early Families of Lot 797 on the Stephen Van Rensselaer'1787 West Manor Lease Map Surveyed by The Barent Lewis Stone House on Bozenkill Rd. Knox, NY and my conclusion of who built there, by [email protected] Allan F. Deitz
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• 1897 Amasa Parker: History of Knox
  [[File:HistoryLogo.jpg|71px|right|link=History|Go to History]] '''LANDMARKS of Albany County, NEW YORK.'''
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• 1994 Town of Knox Comprehensive Plan: Schools
  ...if|135px|right|link=1994 Town of Knox Comprehensive Plan|Back to 1994 Town of Knox Comprehensive Plan]] could be spared from necessary chores were assembled in one of the homes of an
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• Knox during the Civil War
  [[File:MilitaryLogo.jpg|50px|right|link=Military History|Go to Military History]] ...mont Enterprise, 12 Oct. 1934, article by Margaret E. Burke on the history of Knox.</ref>
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• 1994 Town of Knox Comprehensive Plan: History
  ...if|135px|right|link=1994 Town of Knox Comprehensive Plan|Back to 1994 Town of Knox Comprehensive Plan]] The Town of Knox, which contains the hamlets of Knox and Township, is located in
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• Dietz massacre
  ...thies had been forced to flee at the start of the Revolution, led a number of the Indian massacres against his former neighbors. ...e and four small children, lived on his parent’s farm in the upper reaches of the Switzkill Valley.
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• The Pill Box Industry
  NATHAN CRARY (1784-1866) Founder of the Pill Box 1ndustry in 1806 ARTHUR QUAY — SENIOR CITIZEN Demonstrates the use of the draw knife, in making pill boxes.
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• Altamont Enterprise October 19, 1934
  ...ly water for the original Hotel. This part of the cave is now the property of the North American Cement Company and is not open to the public. ...proximately 1600 feet of main cave, 339 feet of Winding Way, and 500 feet of lake.
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• 1960 The Beautiful Helderbergs: History of Area
  [[File:HistoryLogo.jpg|71px|right|link=History|Go to History]] ...fine article by C. R. Roseberry in the Sunday, July 10 [1960] issue of the Albany Times-Union entitled “The Beautiful Helderbergs.” Since that article wa
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• The Old Albany and Schoharie Plank Road
  ...]], August 12, 1932. (Transcribed by Harold Miller, Nov. 8, 2009. For ease of reading, the article has been minimally reformated for the Internet.) '''MEMORIES OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICT IN 1849 ARE RECALLED'''
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• Knox Sesquicentennial: The Churches
  ...in the company of friends and neighbors, the early settler found a source of strength that enabled him to endure the hardships, loneliness, and endless ...n of common problems, grew the associations and ties that bound the people of the upland wilderness into communities.
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• Knox visitor attractions and facilities
  Like all of the Albany hill towns, Knox is known for its natural beauty: pastoral rural countrysid '''Any one knowing of current event is welcome to post a notice here.'''
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• Sesquicentennial - Knox Cave
  '''CAVES IN THE TOWN OF KNOX''' ...arcely probable Legends which have been handed down to present generations of residents through their ancestors, from the early settlers."
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• Saddlemire Family
  ...transcript of the original manuscript, which is owned by Frieda Saddlemire of Knox, NY. This version is transcribed exactly as it was written in 1895, w '''1755 SADDLEMIRE HISTORY 1895'''
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• High Point Cemetery Chosen By Pioneers
  ...r Yankees from Connecticut Chose High Point for Cemetery: Was Part of Farm of an Early Settler ...Whipple, Was Here Interred; Earliest Dated Marker Goes Back to 1785; Story of "Old Saddle Bags"
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• Knox School District No. 5
  ...x|thumb|right|<center>Students study at the school, 1929<br>Photo courtesy of Daniel A. Driscoll</center>]] ==History==
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• Tenney & Howell - Knox Civil War List
  ...on of many representatives of the oldest and and most influential families of the ...t 14, 1862; after serving nearly three years, it is thought he died in one of the Confederate prisons.
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• Knox Sesquicentennial: Schoolmasters, Scholars, and Schools
  [[Image:KS19InteriorSchool6WEB.jpg|600px|thumb|center|<center>INTERIOR OF SCHOOL IN DISTRICT No. 6 — 1898-1899</center>]] ...could be spared from necessary chores, were assembled in one of the homes of an area, where they were taught by transient teachers. When a schoolmaster
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• 1886 Tenney and Howell: History of Knox
  [[File:HistoryLogo.jpg|71px|right|link=History|Go to History]] <Center>'''BI-CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF ALBANY''' <br>
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