Today if you want to get your
mail you have choices. It can be delivered to your home or you can rent a
post-office box in the Post Office building. You can no longer buy nails,
sugar, flour or a saddle at this building.
Clifton Park Town Hall
Local
or town government business is done in this building. It is called
the Town Hall. You can buy permits to build a house or go to court
to pay a speeding ticket. You can not rent a room to stay over
night or get a meal here like you could in the 1800's when government
business took place in a local hotel.
Okte
Elementary School
1581 Crescent Road
Our
schools today have many rooms that hold different grades or offer different
activities like Art, Music, Library, Computer Lab and Physical Education.
West Crescent Fire Department
This is
the West Crescent Fire Department on Crescent Road. The people who work at
this fire department are volunteers, they do not get paid for putting out fires
and going to accidents.
Vischer Ferry Fire Department
This is
the Vischer Ferry Fire Department. It is located in the center of Vischer Ferry.
Route 9
Bridge
The Crescent Bridge goes over the Mohawk River. It connects Halfmoon
to Latham. It's a very busy bridge.
Rexford
Bridge
This bridge
also goes over the Mohawk River. This bridge connects Clifton Park
to Niskayuna. Many people use this bridge to commute to work from
Clifton Park.
Best
Western Hotel, Clifton Park
Today, if you want to stay over night you can
get a room at this hotel on Plank Road in Clifton Park.
The original
Clifton Park Virtual Field Trip was created by Charlotte Bowser with
technical help from Chris Nafis and Lisa Harding.
This page is
maintained according to the Shenendehowa Web Publishing Guidelines by
Mrs. Walton and Ilka Morse
Last update: 2002-2003