Editing Scotia, New York (section)

== History ==
The land was purchased by Alexander Lindsay Glen, a native of [[Scotland]], from the [[Mohawk people]] in the 17th century. Glen named his estate ''Scotia'' ([[Latin]] for "Scotland") after his home country.<ref name="ScotiaHist">[http://www.visitscotia.com/history.html Village of Scotia History]</ref> Scotia was the location of a military encampment during both the [[French and Indian War]] of 1754 and again during the [[War of 1812]].<ref name="ScotiaHist"/> During the 1800s, Scotia was known for its production of [[broom]]s, over 1 million annually for a time.<ref name="ScotiaHist"/> In the 20th century, Scotia became a thriving bedroom community for employees of Schenectady employers such as [[General Electric]]. During World War II the [[Scotia Naval Supply Depot]] (1942–1971) employed over 2000 workers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dmna.ny.gov/forts/fortsQ_S/scotiaNavalSupplyDepot.htm|title=Forts :: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center}}</ref>

Historic buildings:
* Glen Sanders Mansion, parts dating to 1713<ref>[http://www.hartgen.com/userfiles/Glen-Sanders_doc.pdf Hartgen.com: ''Dendochronological Analyses'']</ref>
* [[Abraham Glen House]], 1730s
* Flint House, early 19th century<ref>[http://www.visitscotia.com/news/flintfeature.html Visit Scotia.com: ''Flint House'']</ref>
* First Baptist Church, 1872<ref>[http://www.firstbaptistscotia.org/history.php First Baptist Church: ''History'']</ref>
<!---- * 306 Mohawk Avenue, early 19th century.  Not on NY historic site list because bathrooms were modernized.  ---- what was the structure or business??  need reference, own work is not allowed --->
* Holland House (W.T. Mynderse mansion), built 1914<ref>Bill Buell, "Dutch Touch, Mynderse house reflects Washington Irving influence," ''Schenectady Gazette'', January 25, 2004, https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1957&dat=20040125&id=d4hGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VukMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1418,5464230</ref>
* Scotia Reformed Church, founded 1818, present building 1952.
* The [[United States Post Office (Scotia, New York)|United States Post Office]], built 1940, contains a tempera mural, ''The Glen Family Spared by French and Indians – 1690'', painted by muralist [[Amy Jones (artist)]] in 1941. in tempera and listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>