Brainard is a hamlet in the town of in the Village of East Nassau, Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 20 and New York State Route 66 5.2 miles (8.4 km) east-south east of the village of Nassau. Brainard has a post office with ZIP code 12024, which opened on April 7, 1881.
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East Nassau Central School is a historic school building located at East Nassau in Rensselaer County, New York. It was built in 1930 and is a two-story, steel frame and concrete block building with a brick veneer in the Classical Revival style. It sits upon a raised concrete foundation and has a flat roof concealed behind a low parapet wall with concrete capstones. It features a small entrance portico of brick with concrete trim and a wrought iron balustrade.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
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Lebanon Valley Speedway is a 1⁄2 mile high banked dirt oval raceway in West Lebanon, New York. The complex also includes Lebanon Valley Dragway, a quarter-mile dragway, as well as a go-kart track.
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East Nassau is a village in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, East Nassau had a population of 559.
The Village of East Nassau is in the eastern section of the town of Nassau along the Town of Stephentown border by Routes 20 and 66.
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Riders Mills Historic District is a national historic district located at Chatham in Columbia County, New York. The district includes 20 contributing buildings, eight contributing structures, and one contributing site. It includes the remnants of the one thriving hamlet of Riders Mills, located along the Kinderhook Creek and largely wiped out by a flood in 1869. Most of the buildings are residential and date to the early to mid-19th century and reflect a variety of popular architectural styles such as Georgian and Greek Revival. In addition to residences, the district includes a schoolhouse and bridge. There are also eight known archaeological sites, mostly the foundations of mills and residences.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
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Nassau is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 4,545 in 2020, down from 4,789 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Nassau is at the southern border of the county.
The community was named after David Brainerd, a Christian missionary to local Indians.