Eagle Bridge, New York
Eagle Bridge | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Washington |
| ZIP code | 12057 |
Eagle Bridge is a hamlet in Rensselaer County, New York, United States.
Eagle Bridge is also the name used by the United States Postal Service to identify ZIP code 12057.[1] This ZIP code is in the vicinity of Eagle Bridge hamlet; It includes part of the town of Hoosick in Rensselaer County and most of the town of White Creek in neighboring Washington County.[2][3]
The community was named after the eagle for patriotic reasons.[4] American painter Grandma Moses was a long-time resident of Eagle Bridge.[5] The last United States delivery of bulk milk was shipped in August 1972 from Eagle Bridge to Boston. [6]
References
[edit]- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup - Find All Cities in a ZIP Code". USPS. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ Washington County GIS Web Map (Map). Washington County, New York. Archived from the original on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ New York State Interactive Mapping Gateway (Map). New York State GIS. Archived from the original on 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ University of the State of New York Bulletin. University of the State of New York. 1914. p. 52.
- ^ "Grandma Moses". Bennington Museum. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ Yungkurth, John D.Chuck (1986). "To market by rail: privately-owned milk cars". Railroad Model Craftsman (March). Carstens Publications: 85–93.
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