Now playing on The Historians Podcast: Episode 276
Colonie town historian Kevin Franklin explains the historic importance of Schuyler Flatts, now a town park between Menands and Watervliet but previously a home of the prominent Schuyler family. https://soundcloud.com/obudmore/kevin-franklinthe-historiansfriday-july-26-2019
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