City of Schenectady Trivia

Steinmetz was born in Schenectady.

The first television station in the country was WRGB.

Oldest neighborhood in the city

What year did General Electric first broadcast television programming?

Central Park is the highest elevation point in the city.

Westinghouse invented air brakes and rotary engines here.

American Locomotive Works once made every steam and diesel engine for the country to haul freight and people.

Albert Einstein founded what today is known as General Electric.

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Union College was founded here in

Why is it called The Stockade?

In 1690 the Stockade was attacked by the French and their Indian allies; this was known as The Schenectady Massacre.

What is the official flower of the city of Schenectady?

What is the zip code for General Electric?

Schenectady has an official city song.

When were the first "settlers" in Schenectady?

Steinmetz

Who is Schenectady's current mayor?

Schenectady means "over the pine plains" as it was called this by the Mohawk.

Schenectady is home to one of the first commercial radio stations in the country.