The Government dykes begin
opposite New Baltimore.
_Berren Island._ Site of the famous "Castle of Rensselaerstien."
_Coeymans._ Right above Berren Island. Above Coeymans is what is known
as the Coeyman's Cross Over.
_Shad Island._ The first island to the westward above Coeymans; 3
miles long; old Indian fishing ground.
_Castleton_, on east bank, in the town of Schodack.
_Mourdeners Kill_, a small stream which empties into the Hudson above
Castleton.
_Sunnyside Island_ near east bank.
_Cedar Hill_, above, on west bank.
_Staats Island_, settled by the Staats family before the arrival of
the Van Rensselaers.
_The Overslaugh_ reaches from Van Wies' Point (the first point above
Cedar Hill), on east bank, about two miles up the river.
_Albany_, 142 miles from New York, is now near at hand, and we see to
the south the Convent of the Sacred Heart; to the north the Cathedral,
the Capitol, the State House, the City Hall, etc.
_Rensselaer_, opposite. Connected with Albany by ferries two railroad
bridges, and carriage bridge.
_Old Van Rensselaer Place.
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