Duanesburg

Duanesburg is a town in Schenectady County, New York, USA. The population was 5,808 at the 2000 census. Duanesburg is named for James Duane, who held most of it as an original land grant. The town is in the western part of the county. Originally known as Duanes's Bush, Duanesburg was established as a township by patent on March 13, 1765. It was combined with Schoharie, New York as the United Districts of Schoharie and Duanesburgh on March 24, 1772, which became the town of Schoharie in 1788. Duanesburg became its own town once-again in 1789. James Duane, for whom the town was named, envisioned Duanesburg as the capital of New York and ultimately the capital selected was located only 20 miles away in Albany. The town's earliest settlers...