Place:Petersburg (town), Rensselaer, New York, United States

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NamePetersburg (town)
Alt namesPetersburgh, Rensselaer, New York, United States
TypeTown
Located inRensselaer, New York, United States     (1791 - )
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Petersburg
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Petersburgh is a town located in the northeast section of Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,525 at the 2010 census. The town was named after an early settler named Peter Simmons.

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The area was settled around the middle of the 18th century and was part of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck. The town was created in 1791 from the Town of Stephentown. The size of this town was diminished by the formation of other towns in the county, including the Towns of Berlin and Lansingburgh in 1806, and Grafton and Nassau in 1807.

The Petersburgh United Methodist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

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