House at New Forge

Taghkanic () is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The town is in the south-central part of the county. The population was 1,231, at the 2020 US census, down from 1,310 at the 2010 census. "Taghkanic" is an older spelling of "Taconic".

Gallatin is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population at 2020 was 1,628, down from 1,668 at the 2010 census. Gallatin is on the southern border of Columbia County and located 100 miles (160 km) north of New York City.

Camp Sundown is a summer camp for children with xeroderma pigmentosum. All activities are held after sundown, to ensure that the children are not injured by the ultraviolet radiation from the rays of the sun.

Simons General Store is a historic general store located at Ancram in Columbia County, New York. It was built in 1873–74 and is a rectangular shaped three story frame structure. It features a cupola and an elaborate two story piazza. The interior features original furniture and fixtures dating between 1874 and 1895, with electric fixtures dating between 1911 and 1915.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

St. John's Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran church complex located at Ancram in Columbia County, New York. The complex includes the church, parsonage (ca. 1853), 19th century horse sheds, and church hall (ca. 1910). The church was built in 1847 and is a rectangular, heavy timber frame meeting house that received major modifications in 1854, 1886, and 1906. It is sparsely decorated in Greek Revival style. The current bell tower was added in 1886.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Snyderville Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school building located at Snyderville in Columbia County, New York. It was built about 1860 and is a small rectangular one-story wood-frame building with clapboard siding and a gable roof. Atop the roof is a small square bell tower. It remained in use as a school until 1942.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

William and Victoria Pulver House is a historic home located at Snyderville in Columbia County, New York. It was built about 1875 and is a two-story, square plan wood-frame building with a hipped roof topped by a square cupola. It has two, one story hipped roof wings. Also on the property is a shed and garage.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Copake Lake is a community (and census-designated place) in southern Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 823 at the 2010 census.The community is named after Copake Lake, a lake by the west town line of the town of Copake. Copake means "snake pond" in the native language. Copake Lake is located about 95 miles (153 km) north of New York City and is an area of second homes.

Silvernails is the site of a railroad junction between the former Poughkeepsie and Connecticut Railroad and Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad, in Columbia County, New York, United States. It is located in Gallatin, just outside Pine Plains; an old railroad station still stands at the site.

West Copake is a hamlet in the southwestern part of the Town of Copake, in Columbia County, New York, United States. The community is 15.2 miles (24.5 km) southeast of Hudson. West Copake had a post office until September 24, 1988.West Copake was the site of Camps Barrington, a Jewish summer camp for boys, founded in 1921, and Camp Rhoda, a sister Jewish summer camp for girls, founded in 1923. Both camps were situated next to Upper Rhoda pond and were founded by Sanford S. Bettman, a school administrator. Beginning in 1936 both camps were run by Abe Porchenick (Uncle Porky) 1908-2004 and his wife Ella as well as Gustave De Lemos (Uncle Gus) 1906-1985 and his wife Ruth until the camps closed in 1967.

Ancram is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 1,440 at the 2020 census, down from 1,573 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Ancram (now Ancrum), Scotland. Ancram is in the southeastern corner of the county.

The Moses Kill is an approximately 22.0-mile-long (35.4 km) tributary stream of the Hudson River in New York state. The source is in the foothills of the Taconic Mountains in Hartford in Washington county. The stream flows thru the town and village of Argyle before entering the Hudson River at Fort Edward, just south of Griffin Island. Beginning in the late 1760s the Moses Kill's water was dammed at a few locations to support several small mills near Argyle Village.