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Berlin, New York
Berlin (/ˈbɜːrlɪn/ BURR-lin) is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,808 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Berlin in Germany, although natives pronounce the name differently, with the accent on the first syllable.
The town of Berlin is located on the eastern border of the county and is often pronounced with an emphasis on the first half of the name.
The town was first settled circa 1765. It was named a town in 1806 and formed from the town of Petersburgh, one of the many New York towns with a German name. On July 25, 1962, Berlin was a site to the 1962 Berlin Explosion, Where a Semi-Truck full of 7000 gallons of propane crashed and blew up in the town killing 10 including the truck driver.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 59.9 square miles (155 km2), of which 59.7 square miles (155 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (0.45%) is water.
The highest point is Berlin Mountain, 2,818 feet (859 m) above sea level, near the Massachusetts border in the Taconic Mountains. The Taconic Mountains form a barrier in the eastern part of the town so that no existing road connects the town to Massachusetts. The western portion of the town is part of the Rensselaer Plateau.
The eastern town line is the border of Massachusetts.
Berlin is home to the source of the Poesten Kill, which begins at Dyken Pond, in the northwestern corner of the town.
The Town of Stephentown is to the south, and the Town of Petersburgh lies to the north. The Town of Sand Lake, and the Town of Poestenkill are at the western town line, and the Towns of Williamstown and Hancock in Berkshire County, Massachusetts are on the eastern border.
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Berlin, New York
Berlin (/ˈbɜːrlɪn/ BURR-lin) is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,808 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Berlin in Germany, although natives pronounce the name differently, with the accent on the first syllable.
The town of Berlin is located on the eastern border of the county and is often pronounced with an emphasis on the first half of the name.
The town was first settled circa 1765. It was named a town in 1806 and formed from the town of Petersburgh, one of the many New York towns with a German name. On July 25, 1962, Berlin was a site to the 1962 Berlin Explosion, Where a Semi-Truck full of 7000 gallons of propane crashed and blew up in the town killing 10 including the truck driver.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 59.9 square miles (155 km2), of which 59.7 square miles (155 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (0.45%) is water.
The highest point is Berlin Mountain, 2,818 feet (859 m) above sea level, near the Massachusetts border in the Taconic Mountains. The Taconic Mountains form a barrier in the eastern part of the town so that no existing road connects the town to Massachusetts. The western portion of the town is part of the Rensselaer Plateau.
The eastern town line is the border of Massachusetts.
Berlin is home to the source of the Poesten Kill, which begins at Dyken Pond, in the northwestern corner of the town.
The Town of Stephentown is to the south, and the Town of Petersburgh lies to the north. The Town of Sand Lake, and the Town of Poestenkill are at the western town line, and the Towns of Williamstown and Hancock in Berkshire County, Massachusetts are on the eastern border.
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