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Voorheesville, New York
Population: 2,705
Located in Albany County
Voorheesville is a village in Albany County, New York, USA. The population was 2,705 at the 2000 census. The village is named after a railroad attorney, Alonso B. Voorhees. The Village of Voorheesville is by the north town line of the Town of New Scotland.
In 1864 two railroads were built through the Town of New Scotland, headed west from the Hudson River, both trying to find a way around the Helderbergs. The Albany and Susquehanna line and the New York, West Shore and Buffalo railroads crossed one another in a farm field. Subsequently a village grew up around the crossroad and in 1899 the Village of Voorheesville, named for the aforementioned railroad attorney, was incorporated.
Voorheesville is considered a hilltown by most standards, with elevations ranging from 300-1000 feet. The village is overlooked by the Helderberg Mountains, which are part of the larger Catskill Mountain Range. The village is centrally located in Albany Country, and is in very close proximity to Guilderland, Bethlehem, and Albany. There is easy access to Interstates 87 and 90, shopping plazas such as Crossgates Mall and Colonie Center, and also rural locations ranging from Thatcher Park to the Pine Bush Reserve.
This school was selected as a blue ribbon school of distinction in the early 90's. Since then, Newsweek has rated the local high school, Clayton A. Bouton Jr./Sr. High School, first(#1) in the country. The school system is relatively small, with graduating classes ranging between 100-130 students, on average. Clayton A. Bouton Jr./Sr. High School contains grades 6-12, following an addition that was completed in 2003. The building renovation added a new middle school wing and a updated performing arts center. The Voorheesville Elementary School, which is about a five minute drive from the high school, provides education for grades K-5.
Voorheesville's two schools service the village itself, most parts of the Town of New Scotland and the Village of Slingerlands, with some students coming from the outskirts of the Town of Guilderland, Town of Bethlehem, and Village of Altamont.
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