Cohoes
a city of Albany co., N. Y.; at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers, and the junction of the Erie and the Champlain canals; and on the New York Central and the Delaware and Hudson railroads: 9 miles N. of Albany. The Mohawk river has fall of over 70 feet at this point, and supplies unlimited power, making Cohoes a very important manufacturing community. a The Mohawk river is crossed by a dam above the falls, and the water is supplied to the mills and factories by means of canals. The principal manufactures are cotton, woolen and worsted knit goods, foundry and machine shop products, boots and shoes, tobacco, paper boxes, and bread and bakery products.
The city is connected with Albany, Troy, and other neighboring cities by electric street railways. The most note- COHORT worthy buildings are the public library, St. Bernard's Academy, and several of the numerous churches; there were 12 public schools. Pop. (1910) 24,709; (1920) 22,987.