Population 18,355.
The city was settled in 1710 by the Dutch, who initially called the community Veedersburgh (named after a mill owner named Albert Veeder). It was renamed to Amsterdam in 1803.
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It is situated along the Mohawk River and Erie Canal.
Amsterdam NY is the birthplace of Issur Danielovitch, better known as the famous Hollywood actor Kirk Douglas.
I wasn't able to visit the original Amsterdam this year, but you can read my blog post from exactly a year ago today when I last visited that great city.
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