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unusual facts about The Albany



York House, St. James's Palace

The appellation York House has been applied at various times to other houses occupied by various Dukes of York, including those now known as Cumberland House, Dover House, Lancaster House and The Albany.


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Albany Street Barracks

In H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, there is a mention of it: "the sound of drumming and trumpeting came from the Albany Street Barracks".

Albany Trust

The longtime "public face" of these activities was Antony Grey, from 1962 Secretary of both the Albany Trust and the HLRS (the latter later being renamed the Sexual Law Reform Society).

Andrew S. Draper

He then served as a member of the Albany School-board, superintendent of the public instruction at New York City, and superintendent of schools at Cleveland, Ohio before becoming the President and Regent of the University of Illinois in 1894.

Benjamin Tasker

Benjamin Tasker, Jr. (1720–1760), Maryland politician, delegate to the Albany Congress, racehorse owner

Carol Bernstein Ferry

After Ping’s death, Mrs. Bernstein Ferry continued to support organizations such as the Advocacy Institute; the Agape Foundation, which sought for non-violent social change; the Albany, NY Friends Foundation; the Aleph Alliance for Jewish Renewal; the Westchester Rutman Special Olympics; and the Alternatives to Violence Project.

Centennial Park, Western Australia

Centennial Park is primarily a service suburb, with a light industrial area in the centre of the suburb, and the Albany Regional Sporting Complex, Royals Football Club home ground Centennial Oval and Tigerland which hosts the Railways Football Club in the Great Southern Football League.

East Antarctic Shield

Lastly, relationships in the Bunger Hills-Windmill Islands correspond closely to those in the Albany-Fraser Orogen of western Australia.

Florida, Montgomery County, New York

On a trip to London to visit Queen Anne in 1710, arranged by the Albany mayor Peter Schuyler, the Four Mohawk Kings asked for help in defense against the French, and for Anglican missionaries to offset French Catholic influence.

HM Prison Albany

In May 2010 a man dressed as Snoopy and an accomplice attempted to enter the Albany site, trying to free a prisoner.

HM Prison Isle of Wight

In May 2010 a man dressed as Snoopy and an accomplice failed in their attempt to enter the Albany site in the prison, trying to free a prisoner.

Holland I

Work on the vessel began at the Albany Iron Works in New York City, moving to Paterson, New Jersey, in early 1878.

Jeff Chase

He played one season of professional football for the Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League.

John Saxe

John Theodore Saxe (1843–1881), member of the firm of Saxe Brothers and professor at the Albany Academy

Joseph Lewi

There he was appointed on the staff of the Albany hospital, and became a member and later president of the Albany County Medical Society, and senior censor of the State Medical Society.

Mariota, Countess of Ross

After the return of King James the latter destroyed the power of the Albany Stewarts, executing the Albany's son and successor Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany.

Plan of Union

Albany Plan of Union, a 1754 proposal by Benjamin Franklin at the Albany Congress of representatives of the English colonies in North America held in Albany, New York

Russell Dumas

Dumas was responsible for extensive land development in the district governed by the Albany Zone Development Committee, and negotiated the establishment of an oil refinery, steel rolling mill and cement works at Kwinana.

Sheridan Hollow, Albany, New York

In 1982 an oil burning steam generating plant in Sheridan Hollow was converted to burn garbage in 1982 at the suggestion of Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd as part of the Albany New York Solid Waste Energy Recovery System (ANSWERS).

Stan Wasiak

He led the team to a second-place, 81–56 record – one half game behind the Albany, Georgia, Cardinals. Wasiak's Valdosta team came back in 1951 to win the league pennant by five games.

Stratton Air National Guard Base

The base is named after conservative Democratic US Representative Sam Stratton, who represented the Albany area.

The Albany Academies

Administrative services are shared under The Albany Academies banner; Dr. Douglas M. North '58 is Head of School.

Todd Pettengill

Early in his career, he hosted the morning radio show on the Albany, New York area's WFLY "Fly 92", called the Wake Up Service.

WVBG-LP

Until 2000, WVBG was, under Vision Broadcasting, co-owned with two other low-power stations, WVBK-LP channel 49 in Manchester, Vermont (now on channel 2) and WVBX-LP channel 47 in Glens Falls, New York (now WNYA-CA channel 15, the Albany repeater for WNYA), which both served as repeaters for the station.