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Article: POLITICOS LEFT THEIR STAMPS BUT LESS FAMILIAR NAMES MADE BIG IMPRESSIONS ON ALBANY, TOO.(TRICENTENNIAL)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- July 6, 1986
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Byline: Kyle Hughes
Few Albany residents have never heard of Erastus Corning 2nd, Daniel O'Connell or Nelson Rockefeller. They are three politicians who, more than anyone in the last 50 years, put their personal stamp on the city.
But what about John Bogart, William Henry Johnson, Grange Sand, Isaac Perry, James Barclay Jermain or William Keeler? They all were city residents during the last 100 years who went on to make their mark in the world, and whose influence and work is still present today, even if their personal histories have faded.
Chronicles of the times found in local libraries tell their stories, although many people are not ...