Lansingburgh, New York

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Lansingburgh was the first chartered village in Rensselaer County, New York, USA and was settled around 1763. The name is from Abraham Lansing, an early settler, combined with the Scottish word burgh.

The Town of Lansingburgh was founded in 1807 from part of the "Town of Troy" and Town of Petersburg. The size was increased in 1819 with more land from the Town of Schaghticoke, again in 1836 with another part of Troy, and in 1839 with part of the Town of Brunswick.

Chester A. Arthur (1829-1886), 21st President of the United States, born in Fairfield, Vermont, spent part of his youth in Lansingburgh. Author Herman Melville penned his first two novels in Lansingburgh.

Lansingburgh was home to the Lansingburgh Academy.

In 1900, Lansingburgh became part of the City of Troy.