Saratoga Springs

Saratoga Springs
—  City  —
City of Saratoga Springs
Downtown Saratoga Springs
Nickname(s): The Spa City
Motto: "The City in the Country" (also "Health, History, Horses")
Location within Saratoga County
Saratoga Springs Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 43°4′31″N 73°46′57″W / 43.07528°N 73.7825°W / 43.07528; -73.7825Coordinates: 43°4′31″N 73°46′57″W / 43.07528°N 73.7825°W / 43.07528; -73.7825
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Saratoga
First settled	ca. 1776
Incorporated (town)	1819
Incorporated (village)	1826
Incorporated (city)	1915
Government
• Type	City Commission
• Mayor	Scott T. Johnson (R)
• City Commission	Members' List Commissioner of Accounts: • John P. Franck (D) Commissioner of Finance: • Kenneth Ivins (D) Commissioner of Public Safety: • Richard Wirth (R) Commissioner of Public Works: • Anthony "Skip" Scirocco (D)
• State Assembly	James Tedisco (R) (2009)
• State Senate	State senators Roy McDonald (R) (2009) Hugh Farley (R) (2009)
• U.S. House	Chris Gibson (R)
Area[1]
• City	29.0 sq mi (75.2 km2)
• Land	28.4 sq mi (73.6 km2)
• Water	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)  2.17%
• Urban	36.89 sq mi (95.57 km2)
Elevation	300 ft (91.4 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
• City	26,586
• Density	916.8/sq mi (353.54/km2)
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Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	12866
Area code(s)	518
Twin cities
• Chekhov	Russia
• Vichy	France
FIPS code	36-65255
GNIS feature ID	0964489
Website	http://www.saratoga-springs.org

Saratoga Springs, also known as simply Saratoga, is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 26,586 at the 2010 census.^[2] The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area. While the word "Saratoga" is known to be a corruption of a Native American name, authorities^[3] disagree on what the exact word was, and hence what it meant. The city is near the center of Saratoga County in upstate New York.

History

Fort Saratoga was built in 1691 on the west bank of the Hudson River about a mile south of the current village of Schuylerville, New York, which was settled shortly thereafter, and was known as Saratoga until 1831. In 1767, Sir William Johnson, British soldier and a hero of the French and Indian Wars, was brought about ten miles (16 km) west of the village, to what would become the city of Saratoga Springs, by Native American friends, to treat war wounds at a spring thought to have medicinal properties. The spring is now known as High Rock Spring, and may be visited today.

The first permanent settler at the springs arrived around 1776, and a tourist trade swiftly grew, with hotels being constructed starting with Gideon Putnam. Putnam laid out the roads and donated land for use as public spaces.

Saratoga Springs was established as a town in 1819 from a western portion of the Town of Saratoga. Its principal community was incorporated as a village in 1826 and the entire region became a city in 1915. Tourism was greatly aided after 1832 by the arrival of the Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad, which brought thousands of travelers to the famous mineral springs. Patronage of the railroad increased steadily after the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company assumed control in 1870 and began running the Empire State Express out of New York City.

In the 19th century, the noted doctor Simon Baruch encouraged bringing European style spas to the United States, and thus Saratoga Springs, with its wealth of mineral waters developed as a spa, seeing many hotels built, including the Grand Union Hotel that was, in its day, the largest hotel in the world,^[4] and the United States Hotel. In 1863, Saratoga Race Course opened and moved to its current location the following year, greatly expanding the city's reputation as a tourist destination. In addition, the Saratoga Springs area was known for its gambling, which after the first years of the 20th century was illegal, but still widespread. Most gambling facilities were located on Saratoga Lake, on the southeast side of the city.

After the closing and demolition of many of the town's premier hotels, including the Grand Union and United States, in the 1940s and 1950s, Saratoga Springs experienced a significant economic downturn. During the 1950s, the famed gambling houses were also shut down, which hurt Saratoga Springs' popularity even more. The city's rebirth began in the 1960s with the completion of the Adirondack Northway (Interstate 87), which allowed visitors from the New York City area much easier access. In addition, the construction of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in the late 1960s, which features classical and popular music and dance, furthered the city's renaissance.

The Battle of Saratoga, the turning point of the Revolutionary War, did not take place in Saratoga Springs. Rather, the battlefield is 15 miles (24 km) to the southeast in the town of Stillwater. There is a museum dedicated to these two battles located on the fields where the battles were fought. The British encampment before the surrender at Saratoga took place 10 miles (16 km) east of the city, in Schuylerville, and there are several historical markers delineating points of interest. The surrender of the sword took place where Fort Saratoga had been, south of Schuylerville.

Geography

Saratoga Springs is located at 43°04′31″N 73°46′57″W / 43.075337°N 73.782422°W / 43.075337; -73.782422 (43.075337, -73.782422).^[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.1 square miles (75 km²), of which, 28.4 square miles (74 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (2.17%) is water.

The Adirondack Northway (Interstate 87) and US Route 9 pass alongside and through the city. New York State Route 29, New York State Route 50, New York State Route 9N, and New York State Route 9P lead into Saratoga Springs.

Saratoga Lake is southeast of the city.

Demographics

2010

According to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:

• 92.3% White
• 2.6% Black
• 0.2% Native American
• 2.0% Asian
• 0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
• 2.2% Two or more races
• 0.7% Other races
• 3.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

2000

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 26,186 people, 10,784 households, and 5,985 families residing in the city. The population density was 921.1 people per square mile (355.6/km²). There were 11,584 housing units at an average density of 407.5 per square mile (157.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.53% White, 3.11% African American, 0.24% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.85% of the population.

There were 10,784 households out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.5% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 19.4% under the age of 18, 15.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,130, and the median income for a family was $59,281. Males had a median income of $39,573 versus $29,439 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,250. About 5.5% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

Business

Though Saratoga Springs relies heavily on tourism as its main source of income, especially during the Summer months while Saratoga Race Course is open, there is plenty of industry that keeps this culture-rich city's economy booming. Saratoga Springs is home to Quad Graphics, offset printers of Time Magazine, Newsweek, People Magazine, Sports Illustrated and many others. Ball Corp., makers of the Mason Jar as well as aluminum cans for companies such as Pepsi and Anheuser-Busch InBev, has a large manufacturing plant in Saratoga County. AMD - Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Global Foundries) has recently opened a manufacturing site in a newly constructed office park just outside Saratoga Springs in the town of Malta, NY. Stewart's Shops, a popular convenience store chain that is an employee and family-owned business dealing in milk, ice cream, coffee, food to go, gasoline, and more is based out of Saratoga Springs with a distribution center in Greenfield Center. Stewart's now has over 300 stores throughout New York and Vermont. Perhaps the most recognized of all businesses in Saratoga Springs is the Saratoga Spring Water Co. (a division of Anheuser-Busch InBev) on Geyser Road. Since 1872, Americans have been enjoying this popular bottled mineral water whose blue glass bottle is still its trademark to this day.

Culture

Horse Racing

The city is perhaps best known for the Saratoga Race Course which opened on August 3, 1863. The first track was located across Union Avenue (at the present Oklahoma Training Track location) from the present Saratoga Race Course, which opened the following year. Founded by John Hunter and William R. Travers, the thoroughbred track is the oldest continuously-operating sporting event of any kind in the United States. The track holds a summer meet lasting six weeks, from late July to Labor Day, that attracts the top horses, jockeys, and trainers in America. The meet features a number of major stakes races, with the Travers Stakes, a Grade I race, being the most important of America's summer horse races. The track season sees a dramatic influx of people into the city. Hotels fill to capacity, and many Saratogians rent out their homes.

Also located in the city is the Saratoga Casino and Raceway, a harness (Standardbred) racetrack that includes a video gaming facility, the Racino.

The Springs

One of Saratoga's many public springs

Before racing began in Saratoga, the area's natural mineral springs had been attracting summertime visitors for many decades. These springs were believed to have healing powers. The Lincoln Baths was one such place people would go to be treated with the waters. The bath house has since been transformed into an office building, but still exists and can be visited to this day. The spa treatments also are being continued in a new bath house in the Spa State Park called the Roosevelt Baths. Springs can be found all over town. Most of the springs are covered by small pavilions and marked by plaques; others, however, are less conspicuous, sometimes just a spigot in a rock. The springs are famous for their varied and distinct tastes: some are clear freshwater, others are saltier, and some taste strongly of a certain mineral such as sodium bicarbonate or sodium chloride. There is a sulfur odor but mineral analysis of the water consistently shows almost no presence of dissolved sulfur, because the sulfur is in the form of the gas hydrogen sulfide, which degasses from the water very quickly. Visitors are welcome to bottle the spring water for personal consumption.

The springs include:

Skateboard Park

The Saratoga Springs Skatepark is New York State's first municipal skatepark (est. 1989) located in the center of the East Side Recreation area on Lake Avenue. The exercise facility is known for its cement skateboard pool, installed in 2004, which the city filled with dirt in March 2010 and then excavated in November 2011.^[6] The skatepark is free, open to the public and has a skate-at-your-own-risk policy as referenced by the New York Recreational Use Statute.

Arts and Entertainment

Superhorse, one of 34 fiberglass horses on display around downtown Saratoga Springs in the 2007 Horses, Saratoga Style street display.

The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (known by its acronym "SPAC," rhymes with "snack") is a covered outdoor amphitheater located on the grounds of the Saratoga Spa State Park, with a capacity of 5,000 in reserved seating and 20,000+ on its general admission lawn area. SPAC is the summer home of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the New York City Ballet, and has hosted a weekend-long jazz festival for several decades. 2007 marks the second year of the annual Saratoga Native American Festival held on the grounds of SPAC. It is a stop for touring national recording artists: over 20 popular bands grace the stage every summer. Steps away on State Park grounds, the Spa Little Theater hosts the "Home Made Theater" as well as Opera Saratoga (formerly known as the Lake George Opera) during the summer.

There are several museums in the area, including the National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame, and the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. There are more than 20 golf courses in the area.

The city is also notable for its vibrant night life. Caffè Lena was one of the first venues in the Eastern US at which Bob Dylan performed, in 1961. Arlo Guthrie played at Cafè Lena early in his career and has returned for occasional benefit concerts, and singer Don McLean was also a frequent performer early in his career (contrary to a popular legend, Mr. McLean has stated that his song "American Pie" was not composed at a table in the Tin & Lint, a bar on Caroline Street^[7]). Numerous other establishments exist on Broadway, Caroline Street (the Hamilton district), and the redeveloped Putnam Street.

Recently, Beekman Street (four blocks West of Broadway), once the center of a lower class residential neighborhood, has become an art district, housing four galleries, a restaurant, a pub and teahouse, and a bistro. Artists live and work in co-ops and arrange social events. While many congratulate themselves on "revitalizing" a "deteriorating" area, others consider such declarations an insult to the generations of Saratogians of marginalized ethnicities that toiled in support of the tourism economy of the city, and were traditionally segregated to this once-remote quarter.

Saratoga Springs is also home to Yaddo, a 400-acre (1.62 km²; 0.62 sq mi) artists' community, founded by the great Wall Street financier, Spencer Trask and his wife, the author Katrina Trask. Since its inception in 1900, Yaddo has been home to 60 Pulitzer Prize winning authors and one Nobel Prize winner. Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, and David Sedaris have all been artists-in-residence. The Yaddo grounds are adjacent to the backstretch of the Saratoga Race Course.

Movies and film

Saratoga Springs has graced the silver screen since the days of Clark Gable and Edward G. Robinson. The following is a list of movies filmed in and around Saratoga Springs.

• Saratoga 1937 - Clark Gable, Lionel Barrymore, Jean Harlow
• Lolita 1962 - James Mason, Shelley Winters
• The Way We Were 1973 - Robert Redford, Barbara Streisand
• My Old Man 1979 - Kristy McNichol
• Paul's Case 1980 - Eric Roberts, Lindsay Crouse
• Ghost Story 1981 - Fred Astaire, John Houseman
• Billy Bathgate 1991 - Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman
• Nobody's Fool 1994 - Paul Newman, Bruce Willis
• The Horse Whisperer 1998 - Robert Redford, Scarlett Johansson
• The Time Machine 2002 - Guy Pearce, Samantha Mumba
• Seabiscuit 2003 - Toby Maguire, Jeff Bridges
• The Skeptic 2009 - Tom Arnold, Zoe Saldana
• A Dog Year 2009 - Jeff Bridges, Lauren Ambrose
• Ass Backwards 2011 - Jon Cryer, Alicia Silverstone

For more on movies, see "In Pop Culture" below.

Education

Empire State College and Skidmore College are both located in Saratoga Springs. During the summer, Skidmore is one of several hosts for the Johns Hopkins' Center for Talented Youth. Eastern Nazarene College, located in Quincy, Massachusetts, was founded in Saratoga Springs as the "Pentecostal Collegiate Institute and Biblical Seminary" at the turn of the 20th century.

The Saratoga Springs City School District^[8] is made up of:

• Six elementary schools (kindergarten through grade five) — Lake Avenue, Caroline Street, Division Street and Geyser Road in the City of Saratoga Springs; Greenfield in the Town of Greenfield; and Dorothy Nolan in the Town of Wilton
• One middle school (grades six through eight) — Maple Avenue Middle School in the Town of Greenfield
• One high school (grades nine through twelve) — Saratoga Springs High School located on on the West side on Blue Streak Boulevard in the City of Saratoga Springs.

Dr. Janice M. White is Superintendent of the Saratoga Springs City School District; Assistant Superintendents are Kurt Jaeger (Business), Thomas Mele (Elementary Education) and Michael Piccirillo (Secondary Education). The school Board is made up of Mia Pfitzer (President), Regina Gapczynski (Vice President), Russell Danforth, Ernest Gailor, Steve Grandin, Frank Palumbo, Charles Phillips, Jeffrey Piro, and Jay Rifenbary; school board members serve three-year terms.

Private schools in Saratoga Springs include Saratoga Central Catholic High School, St. Clement's Regional Catholic School, The Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs, and Saratoga Independent School.

Saratogians

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Actors

• David Hyde Pierce,^[9] 1977 Saratoga Springs High School graduate and winner of the Yaddo Medal
• Monty Woolley, American actor, best known for his role in the play The Man Who Came to Dinner. Woolley was nominated twice for the Academy Award, as Best Actor in 1943 for The Pied Piper and as Best Supporting Actor in 1945 for Since You Went Away; he also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He grew up in Saratoga Springs, where his father managed the Grand Union Hotel.
• Scott Valentine, television (Family Ties) and motion picture actor, graduate of Saratoga Springs High School
• Charles Brackett, Hollywood screenwriter and producer
• Dave Cummings, Adult Hall of Fame performer, grew up in Saratoga Springs

Sports Figures

• Moira D'Andrea, Olympic Speed Skater; Skated in two Olympics and seven World Championships, 1986 graduate of Saratoga Springs High School.
• Dottie Pepper-Normoyle, golfer; 1983 graduate of Saratoga Springs High School, daughter of Major League basketball player Don Pepper
• Anthony Weaver, football player; former defensive end with the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans, 1998 Saratoga Springs High School graduate
• Tim Stauffer, Major League Baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres system; attended Saratoga Central Catholic High School.
• Kathleen Kauth, hockey player; 2006 Olympic bronze medalist; currently plays for the NWHL's Brampton Thunder
• Justin Morrow, figure-skater; two-time national ice-dancing medalist; 2005 Saratoga Springs High School graduate
• Bill Parcells, retired football coach; owns a summer/retirement home overlooking a local golf course^[10]
• Jerry Bailey, Retired Jockey
• Giana Roberge, professional cyclist; 2004 Master's World Time-Trial Champion; former owner of Paradox Bicycle Center on Church St.; Skidmore graduate
• Robbie Davis, Retired Jockey

Musicians

• Dorian Crozier, drummer who has sat in with Five for Fighting and The Rembrandts; 1989 Saratoga Springs High School graduate
• The Figgs, a band formed in 1987 by Mike Gent, Pete Donnelly, and Guy Lyons, 1989 and 1990 Saratoga Springs High School graduates
• Dave Luetkenhoelter, bass player for Kutless; lived in Saratoga Springs for a short time during high school
• Sarah Pedinotti, young jazz singer with albums positively review by Billboard Magazine
• Utah Phillips, while not a native, began his career as a professional musician while living in Saratoga
• Scott Underwood, drummer for and member of Train; 1990 Saratoga Springs High School graduate
• The band Phantogram

Other Notable People

• Justin Michael Jenkins, artist, designer for Susan Polgar; 1989 Saratoga Springs High School graduate
• Ulysses S. Grant, died of cancer in 1885 at his cottage on Mt. McGregor just north of Saratoga Springs.
• James Howard Kunstler, writer and social critic, former resident since moved to Washington County, N.Y.
• Gene Markey, screenwriter, producer, U.S. Naval officer
• Steven Millhauser, writer, winner of 1997 Pulitzer Prize.
• Solomon Northup, abolitionist and author of Twelve Years a Slave; born a free man but kidnapped into slavery, eventually regaining freedom in 1853
• Jane Roberts, author, psychic and trance medium or spirit medium.
• Nick Steele, noted fashion stylist; has worked with Beyoncé, Katie Couric and many others; grew up in Saratoga and his family still resides there
• Marylou Whitney, socialite; maintains a home at Cady Hill
• Frank Sullivan, writer; The New Yorker
• George Crum, inventor of the potato chip; a Native American/African American chef at Moon's Lake House on Saratoga Lake^[11]
• Dr. Charles F. Dowd (1825–1904), co-principal (with his wife Harriet M. Dowd) of the Temple Grove Ladies Seminary (now Skidmore College), one of the inventors of Standard Time that is in use today
• Ransom Cook (1794 – 1881), long-time resident of Saratoga, inventor of the Cook Auger, or "Beetle Bit"^[12]
• John McPherson, Internationally syndicated cartoonist, creator of the comic Close to Home

Government

The Saratoga Springs charter specifies a "commission" form of city government. Recent efforts to amend the charter to consolidate responsibilities with the mayor have as yet been unsuccessful. The Saratoga Springs City Council members for 2010 are:

• Mayor - Scott T. Johnson^[13]
• Deputy Mayor - Shauna Sutton^[13]
• Commissioner of Public Safety - Richard Wirth
• Commissioner of Public Works - Anthony "Skip" Scirocco
• Commissioner of Accounts - John P. Franck
• Commissioner of Finance - Michelle Madigan
• Saratoga County Board of Supervisors - Joanne Yepsen, Matthew Veitch

Transportation

The closest scheduled air service is available at Albany International Airport (ALB). There is also a general aviation facility, Saratoga County Airport (5B2), located west of city limits in the Town of Milton.

Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Saratoga Springs, operating its Adirondack daily in both directions between Montreal and New York City and Ethan Allen Express daily in both directions between Rutland, Vermont and New York City. The local station was built in 1956, but dramatically rehabilitated in 2004. The 6,400-square-foot (590 m²) passenger area contains a coffee shop/newsstand, murals, an automated teller machine, a visitors information kiosk, outside patio area and benches, and a children’s play area. The station serves about 23,000 passengers every year.

Greyhound Bus Lines also serves the city frequently, sending buses every few hours towards Albany or Montreal. The city Amtrak station also serves as the Greyhound Bus Lines & Adirondack Trailways Bus Lines station. The city is also served by the Capital District Transportation Authority, which also provides service from Schenectady via Route 50 daily, and weekday service to Albany via the Northway Express line.^[14]

Long-distance motorists generally reach Saratoga via I-87, which north of Albany is known as the Adirondack Northway. Three exits access the city. Exit 13-S is optimal for reaching Saratoga Lake, and 13-N for SPAC, and the southern and western quadrants of the city. Visitors to the racetrack use Exit 14, which is also arguably best for reaching downtown from the south. Exit 15 serves Skidmore College, downtown if coming from the north, and the shopping malls just north of city limits.

Gallery

In popular culture

• Saratoga Springs has been the setting or a shooting location for a number of films:
  • Saratoga (1937) — Notable for being leading lady Jean Harlow's last film; Harlow collapsed on set during filming and died. Racing scenes were filmed at the Saratoga Race Course.^[15]
  • Saratoga Trunk (1945)
  • My Old Man (1979) — Made-for-TV movie, based on an Ernest Hemingway story, was filmed at Saratoga Race Course, various locations in Saratoga Springs, and throughout Saratoga County. It starred Kristy McNichol, Warren Oates and Eileen Brennan.
  • Ghost Story (1981) — The houses on North Broadway were used as homes in this film. Cast included Fred Astaire, John Houseman, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.^[16]
  • Billy Bathgate (1991) — The Nicole Kidman dancing scene was shot at the Hall of Springs.^[16]
  • The Horse Whisperer (1998) — Special effects for the horse and rider accident were shot at the southern end of Saratoga Spa State Park. Also, a room at the Gideon Putnam Hotel was made into a shoddier motel room.^[16]
  • Seabiscuit (2003) — Racing scenes shot at the Saratoga Race Course in November 2002. The front and inside of the Canfield Casino in Congress Park doubled as the interior of the Maryland Jockey Club.^[16]
  • Aftermath (2008) — Chris Penn's last film^[17]
• In the pilot episode of the 1960s sitcom Green Acres, it was noted that Eddie Albert's character of Oliver Wendell Douglas was born in Saratoga Springs.
• The 1971 song "American Pie" by Don McLean was not written at the Tin and Lint bar on Caroline Street, according to Mr. McLean (see the citation above).
• In the 1972 Carly Simon song "You're So Vain" the singer references horseracing in Saratoga Springs: "Well, I hear you went up to Saratoga, and your horse naturally won...."
• Saratoga Springs was the setting for a radio soap opera by the same name, created by ZBS Foundation and written by Meatball Fulton. The 1989 series was produced as 90 four-minute daily episodes for National Public Radio. The story incorporates Saratoga Springs historical facts and utilizes local actors as well as ZBS regulars. Lena Spencer of Caffe Lena is listed as playing herself. A "Best of Saratoga Springs" compilation (c. 2004) can be purchased from ZBS (www.zbs.org). During spring and early summer, 2007, the original four-minute episodes were podcast by ZBS.
• It is believed that potato chips were invented in Saratoga Springs, by Native American/African American chef George Crum, at Moon's Lake House on August 24, 1853.
• Walt Disney World Resort has a themed resort called Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, inspired by this city. Additionally, the Walt Disney World Railroad station at Main Street U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom was modeled after and closely resembles the former Victorian era railroad depot that once stood in downtown Saratoga Springs.
• The club sandwich was invented in Saratoga Springs in 1894.^[18]
• The James Bond novel, Diamonds are Forever contained several scenes set in Saratoga Springs and its racecourse.
• In the song Adelaide's Lament in the 1950 Broadway Musical Guys and Dolls, Adelaide, who has an eternal cold caused by her fiancee's refusal to finally marry, sings "When they get on that train to Niagara, she can hear church bells chime, the compartment is air-conditioned, the mood sublime, then they get off at Saratoga, for the fourteenth time, a person can develop la grippe!"

Sister cities

• Vichy (France) since 1994
• Chekhov, Moscow Oblast (Russia) since 2001
• Waveland, Mississippi In the spring of 2006, Saratoga Springs decided to help out the people of Waveland in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina via a "Mardi Gras"-esque festival downtown.^[19]

See also

Capital District portal

• Gideon Putnam
• Caffè Lena
• Saratoga Performing Arts Center
• List of Mayors of Saratoga Springs, New York
• Geyser Crest
• Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, a Disney resort inspired and designed like this city
• Marcia White, Executive Director of SPAC

References

Notes

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Saratoga Springs, New York

Wikisource has the text of the 1920 Encyclopedia Americana article Saratoga Springs.

• City of Saratoga Springs — Official site
• Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau
• The Ultimate Guide to Saratoga County and Saratoga Springs, NY — Official site
• Saratoga County History
• Local's Guide to Saratoga Springs, NY

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Manchester, VT) W04AJ 4 (PBS; Glens Falls) W04BD 4 (PBS; Schoharie) WNCE-CA 8 Analog (A1; Glens Falls) WYBN-CA 14 Analog (RSN; Cobleskill) WCDC (19.1 ABC; Adams, MA) WVBG-LP 25 Analog (RSN; Greenwich) W36AX 36 (PBS / VPT; Manchester, VT) W47CM 47 Analog (silent; Glens Falls) WYPX (55.1 Ion, 55.2 qubo, 55.3 Life; Amsterdam) W53AS 53 (PBS / VPT; Bennington, VT) Adjacent locals WKTV (2.1 NBC, 2.2 The CW; Utica) WVER (28.1 HD, 28.2 PBS / VPT, 28.3 Create, 28.4 World; Rutland, VT) WRNN (48.1 Ind / AMGTV / JTV / News, 48.2 Al Jazeera English, 48.3 Arirang TV; Kingston) Cable-only stations YNN Capital Region TW3 YES SNY MSG Network Defunct stations WEDG-TV (UPN, cable-only) W52DF 52 (TBN) New York State television Albany/Schenectady Binghamton Buffalo Burlington/Plattsburgh Elmira New York City Rochester Syracuse Utica Watertown Vermont Broadcast television Albany/Schenectady Boston, MA Burlington/Plattsburgh Massachusetts television Albany Boston Providence Springfield v d e Radio stations in the Albany / Schenectady / Troy market by FM frequency 88.3 · 89.1² · 89.7 · 89.9 · 90.3/93.1² · 90.7/94.9 · 90.7 · 90.7 · 90.9 · 91.1 · 91.5 · 92.3 · 92.9 · 93.5 · 93.7 · 94.5 · 94.7 · 95.5 · 95.9 · 96.3 · 96.7 · 97.3 · 97.5 · 97.7 · 97.9 · 98.3² · 98.5 · 98.5 · 99.1 · 99.5² · 100.3 · 100.9 · 101.3 · 101.7 · 101.9 · 102.3² · 102.7 · 103.1² · 103.5 · 103.9 · 104.5 · 104.9 · 105.7² · 106.1 · 106.5² · 107.1 · 107.7² by AM frequency 560 · 590 · 810¹² · 900 · 930 · 980² · 1160 · 1190 · 1230 · 1240 · 1300 · 1330 · 1340 · 1400 · 1440 · 1460² · 1490 · 1540 · 1570 NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.550 by callsign W226AC · W235AY · W256BU · W291BY · WABY · WAJZ · WAMC (AM) · WAMC-FM² · WBAR · WBPM · WCDB · WCKL · WCKM · WCQL · WCSS · WCTW · WDCD · WDCD-FM · WDDY² · WENT · WEQX · WEXT · WFFG · WFLY · WFNY · WGDJ · WGNA² · WGXC · WGY¹² · WGY-FM² · WHAZ · WHAZ-FM · WHUC · WHVP · WIZR · WJIV · WKBE · WKKF² · WKLI · WLJH · WMHT² · WMYY · WNYQ · WOFX² · WOPG · WPGL · WPYX² · WQAR · WQBJ · WQBK · WQSH² · WRIP · WROW · WRPI · WRUC · WRVE² · WSDE · WTMM · WTRY² · WUAM · WVCR · WVKZ · WVTL · WXL34 · WYAI · WYJB · WYKV · WZCR · WZMR Defunct stations WGFM · WHRL · WRSA · WROW-FM · WTRI · WXKW New York Radio Markets: Albany-Schenectady-Troy • Binghamton • Buffalo-Niagara Falls • Elmira-Corning • Hamptons-Riverhead • Ithaca • Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island) • New York City • Newburgh-Middletown (Mid Hudson Valley) • Olean • Plattsburgh • Poughkeepsie • Rochester • Syracuse • Utica-Rome • Watertown Other New York Radio Regions: Jamestown-Dunkirk • North Country • Saratoga See also: List of radio stations in New York ¹ = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage. ² = Broadcasts in HD Radio Capital District Portal

v d e Municipalities and communities of Saratoga County, New York, United States County seat: Ballston Spa Cities Mechanicville Saratoga Springs Towns Ballston Charlton Clifton Park Corinth Day Edinburg Galway Greenfield Hadley Halfmoon Malta Milton Moreau Northumberland Providence Saratoga Stillwater Waterford Wilton Villages Ballston Spa Corinth Galway Round Lake Schuylerville South Glens Falls Stillwater Victory Waterford CDPs Country Knolls Lake Luzerne-Hadley‡ Milton Other hamlets Bloodville Burnt Hills Crescent Gansevoort Rexford Rock City Falls Vischer Ferry West Milton Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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