Cohoes
[key], city (2020 pop. 16,759), Albany co., E N.Y., near Albany, at the
confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers; settled by the Dutch 1665, inc.
1869. A retailing and outlet center, its manufactures include textiles (made
there since 1840), knitted goods, cabinetry, and plastic and paper products.
The world's first power-operated knitting mill was opened there in 1832. The
Van Schaick Mansion (1735), now a museum, was used as headquarters by Gen.
Horatio Gates during the Revolutionary War.
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