Mourdeners Kill, a small stream which empties into the Hudson above Castleton.
Sunnyside Island near east bank.
Cedar Hill, above, on west bank.
Staats Island, settled by the Staats family before the arrival of the Van Rensselaers.
The Overslaugh reaches from Van Wies' Point (the first point above Cedar Hill), on east bank, about two miles up the river.
Albany, 142 miles from New York, is now near at hand, and we see to the south the Convent of the Sacred Heart; to the north the Cathedral, the Capitol, the State House, the City Hall, etc.
Rensselaer, opposite. Connected with Albany by ferries two railroad bridges, and carriage bridge.
Old Van Rensselaer Place. One of the Van Rensselaer houses on the east bank, built before the Revolution. The tourist will note the port holes on either side of the door as defense against Indians.
In love to the deep-bosomed stream of the west