Rensselaer
a city of New York, river, directly opposite Albany, and on the New York Central and Hudson River and the Boston and Albany railroads.
Its industries include the manufacture of ice tools, chains, dyes, medicines, clothing, furniture, lumber products, etc.
It has the shops and freight yards of the Boston and Albany railroad. It has several parks and public buildings. Pop. (1910) 10,711; (1920) 10,823.
STITUTE, an engineering and scientific RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC IN- STITUTE, an engineering and scientific school located at T Troy, N. Y. Founded first engineering school that has had a by Stephen Van Rensselaer in 1824, the first engineering school that has had a continued existence to be founded in America. The old buildings were destroyed by fire in 1904, so that the present buildings are new, well arranged, East and West India Docks, and docks and well equipped with modern appara- Dublin; the harbors at Queensferry, tus. There are courses leading to de- Dublin; the harbors at Queensferry, grees of Chemical Engineering, Mechanand Newhaven; and the government ical Engineering, Civil Engineering and dockyards at Portsmouth, Chatham, Electrical Engineering. Graduate dedockyards at Portsmouth, Chatham, London, Oct. 16, 1821.
London, Oct. 16, 1821.