Place:Nassau (town), Rensselaer, New York, United States
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NameNassau (town)
Alt namesPhillipstownsource: History of the Seventeen Towns of Rensselaer County
TypeTown
Coordinates42.54667°N 73.54306°W
Located inRensselaer, New York, United States
Contained Places
Inhabited place
East Nassau
Nassau

Not to be confused with Nassau County, New York or the village of Nassau.


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Nassau is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 4,789 at the 2010 census.

The Town of Nassau is at the southern border of the county.

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History

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The region was first settled around 1760. The town was originally formed as the "Town of Philipstown" in 1806 from parts of the Towns of Petersburgh, Schodack, and Stephentown. The town changed its name to "Nassau" in 1808.

The Henry Tunis Smith Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

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