Eagle Bridge, New York

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

Eagle Bridge
Hamlet
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyWashington
ZIP code
12057

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
  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. Carstens Publications (March): 85–93.

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