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6 unusual facts about Coxsackie


Coxsackie Light

Coxsackie Light was a lighthouse near the town of Coxsackie, New York on the northerly end of the Low island northerly of Coxsackie island and on the westerly side of the main channel of the Hudson River.

Coxsackie, New York

The town of Coxsackie is notable for being the namesake of Coxsackievirus since it was first discovered here.

Coxsackievirus

The virus family he discovered was eventually given the name Coxsackie, from Coxsackie, New York, a small town on the Hudson River where Dalldorf had obtained the first fecal specimens.

David P. Mapes

Born in Coxsackie, New York, Mapes was in the lumber and steamboat transportation business.

Sleepy Hollow Lake, Greene County, New York

The PUD is located within the boundaries of three municipalities – the Town of Coxsackie, NY, the Town of Athens, NY and the Village of Athens, NY.

Wayward Lass

While in foal to City Zip, Wayward Lass died of a heart attack on July 10, 2003 at Gus Schoenborn Jr.'s Contemporary Stallions near Coxsackie, New York.


Coxsackie Correctional Facility

The first inmates received at this institution, generally known as "Coxsackie," were older inmates from the New York House of Refuge which was being closed after serving as a juvenile reformatory since 1825.


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