Eagle Bridge, New York

Hamlet in New York, United States

Eagle Bridge

Hamlet

Country| United States
State| New York
County| Washington
ZIP code|

12057

Eagle Bridge is a hamlet in Rensselaer County, New York, United States.

Eagle Bridge is also the name used by the United States Postal Service to identify ZIP code 12057.[1] This ZIP code is in the vicinity of Eagle Bridge hamlet; It includes part of the town of Hoosick in Rensselaer County and most of the town of White Creek in neighboring Washington County.[2][3]

The community was named after the eagle for patriotic reasons.[4] American painter Grandma Moses was a long-time resident of Eagle Bridge.[5] The last United States delivery of bulk milk was shipped in August 1972 from Eagle Bridge to Boston. [6]

## References

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1. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup - Find All Cities in a ZIP Code". USPS. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
2. ^ Washington County GIS Web Map (Map). Washington County, New York. Archived from the original on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
3. ^ New York State Interactive Mapping Gateway (Map). New York State GIS. Archived from the original on 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
4. ^ University of the State of New York Bulletin. University of the State of New York. 1914. p. 52.
5. ^ "Grandma Moses". Bennington Museum. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
6. ^ Yungkurth, John D.Chuck (1986). "To market by rail: privately-owned milk cars". Railroad Model Craftsman (March). Carstens Publications: 85–93.

## Sources

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* U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagle Bridge, New York

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Municipalities and communities of Rensselaer County, New York, United States

County seat: Troy

Cities|

* Rensselaer
* Troy

Towns|

* Berlin
* Brunswick
* East Greenbush
* Grafton
* Hoosick
* Nassau
* North Greenbush
* Petersburgh
* Pittstown
* Poestenkill
* Sand Lake
* Schaghticoke
* Schodack
* Stephentown

Villages|

* Castleton-on-Hudson (Castleton)
* East Nassau
* Hoosick Falls
* Nassau
* Schaghticoke
* Valley Falls

CDPs|

* Averill Park
* East Greenbush
* Hampton Manor
* Nassau Lake
* Poestenkill
* West Sand Lake
* Wynantskill

Other
hamlets|

* Brainard
* Cherry Plain
* Clums Corners
* Cropseyville
* Defreestville
* Eagle Bridge
* East Schodack
* Grant Hollow
* Johnsonville
* Melrose
* North Hoosick
* Quackenkill
* Schodack Center
* Snyder's Lake
* Speigletown
* Taborton

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