Built in 1879 for tourists visiting the Mariposa Grove, this hotel is also where the Hudson River School painter Thomas Hill painted towards the end of his life.

Home of the Hudson River School painter Thomas Moran who helped inspire the creation of the National Park system.

A street map of the business district of Albany from the 1920 Automobile Club of Rochester, showing the Hudson River, streets and street names, the suggested Blue Book routes through the area, railroad and street car lines, and major...

A map of the vicinity of Saratoga, New York, at the time of Burgoyne's surrender (October 17, 1777) to the American forces under General Gates. The map shows the Hudson River and surrounding terrain, roads, farmlands and woodlands, the...

A map of the area around Bemis' Heights along the Hudson River, site of the Second Battle of Saratoga (October 7, 1777). The map shows significant locations in the vicinity around Bemis' Heights, such as the British and the American...

A map of the eastern Great Lakes region to the Hudson River and Lake Champlain showing the chief scene of operations of the French-Indian War at the outbreak of the war in 1754-1755. The map shows the British and French forts and...

If you need to get a handle on what's important in some of Wharton's major works, this site will be helpful. Summaries and questions are contributed by Wharton Society members from various universities.

A map from 1920 of the province of Quebec from the St. Lawrence River to Hudson Bay and the Hudson Strait. The map shows the Dominion capital of Ottawa, Province capital of Quebec City, major cities and towns, existing and proposed...

A map from 1920 of the province of Quebec from the St. Lawrence River to Hudson Bay and the Hudson Strait. The map shows the Dominion capital of Ottawa, Province capital of Quebec City, major cities and towns, existing and proposed...

A map of the New Jersey Colony between the establishment of the Dutch settlement at Bergen (1620) and the unification of East and West Jersey in 1702. The map shows the 'North River’ (Hudson River) and 'South River’ (Delaware River), the...

A map of eastern colonial North America showing the struggle for supremacy between England, France, and Spain in the region, from the King William's War (1689-1692) to Queen Anne's War (1702-1713), a period also known as the...

A map showing the British possessions in North America in 1765 after the French and Indian War, as defined by the Treaty of 1763, Proclamation of 1763, and the Royal Orders of 1764-1767. The map shows the British Colonies on the...

A map showing the British possessions in North America in 1775, before the outbreak of hostilities during the American Revolutionary War. The map shows the boundaries of the British Colonies along the Atlantic, the Proclamation Line of...

A map from1910 of North America showing the distribution of primary commercial fish in the region, including oysters, clams, sponges, turtles, shrimp, lobster, whales and seals. The map shows marine species as well the freshwater salmon...

This entry from the National Library of Canada's presentation on Canadian Confederation, looks at the 1870 inclusion of Manitoba. Built from the North-Western Territory, the province was founded by Metis, Francophones from Lower Canada,...

Hired by the Dutch East India Company, Henry Hudson in 1609 explored the area around what is now New York City and the river that bears his name, to a point probably north of present-day Albany, New York. Subsequent Dutch voyages laid...

A map of eastern Canada in 1791 after the American Revolution, during the formation of British North America and the division of Quebec into the largely French-speaking Lower Canada and the Loyalist Upper Canada. The map is color-coded...

A map of the area from the Delaware Bay to the Connecticut River showing the territory claimed by the Dutch as New Netherlands (1614-1664) and the territory around the Delaware Bay and Delaware River claimed by Sweden as New Sweden...

A map from 1922 of Manitoba showing the provincial capital of Winnipeg, major cities and towns, existing and proposed railroads, terrain features, lakes, and rivers. The map shows the province boundaries after to the territorial...

A map exercise from 1872 for drawing North America. The map shows the general outline of the coasts, major waters and rivers, and a vertical profile cross-section of the continent from the San Francisco Bay area to Cape Hatteras....

A map of western North America between the opening of the Oregon Trail in 1832 to 1842, prior to the establishment of the Provisional Government of Oregon by American settlers in 1843. The map shows the boundary of the Oregon Country,...

An orographic map from 1891 of North America showing the principal mountain systems, rivers, and terrain features of the region. The map is coded to show high lands and mountain regions, and shaded regions of plains, with dark lines...

Thomas Douglas, Earl of Selkirk (1771-1820) was a Scottish aristocrat, land baron, author, and member of the United Kingdom's House of Lords. Douglas was concerned about the poverty he saw in the Scottish Highlands where property-less...

Fort Edward was on the site of the present village of Fort Edward, in Washington County, on the east side of Hudson River, and about forty-five miles north from Albany.