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== Communities and locations in Princetown == *Bradshaw's Corners - an area where North Kelly and Weast Roads meet at Mariaville Road ([[New York State Route 159|NY 159]]). *[[Gifford, New York|Gifford's (Corners)]] - a small [[Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet|hamlet]] in the south part of the town located at the intersection of [[New York State Route 406|New York State route 406]] and [[U.S. Route 20]]. It was once home to Cheeseman's Tavern, the owner of which was known as a "[[shinplaster]]" banker.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=Princetown, Portrait of a Town|last=Mastrean|first=Irma|publisher=The Princetown Historical Society|year=1990|location=Schenectady, NY|pages=33}}</ref> *Kelly's Station - A small hamlet in the southeast part of the town; it was home to a train station for the [[Schenectady and Duanesburgh Railroad|Schenectady and Duanesburg Railroad]], (a line now operated by the [[Delaware and Hudson Railway]]) a store and post office. It is also known for a set of double culverts that were built to carry the railroad over Kelly Station Road and the Bonny Kill or Bonny Brook.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Princetown, Portrait of a Town|last=Mastrean|first=Irma|publisher=The Princetown Historical Society|year=1990|location=Schenectady, NY|pages=31}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Princetown, Portrait of a Town|last=Mastrean|first=Irma|publisher=The Princetown Historical Society|year=1990|location=Schenectady, NY|pages=100}}</ref> *[[Mariaville Lake, New York|Mariaville (Lake)]] - A hamlet and CDP on the border between the town and the town of [[Duanesburg, New York|Duanesburg]] toward the northern end of the town. *[[Pattersonville-Rotterdam Junction, New York|Pattersonville]] – A hamlet and part of a CDP (Census Designated Place) partly in the northern part of the town. *Princetown (center) – A hamlet often mistakenly considered to be in the southern part of the town, this area was actually known as Princetown P.O. until the arrival of the Schenectady and Duanesburg Railroad (owned by the [[Delaware and Hudson Railway|Delaware and Hudson Railroad]]) in 1873. After that time it was known as Kelly's Station. There was, however, a hamlet located in the center of the town known as Princetown, or Princetown Center which developed around the second Presbyterian Church in the town at corner of present-day Currybush and North Kelly roads. This hamlet was also home to the Princetown Academy and Female Seminary from 1853 to 1856. *Rynex Corners - A hamlet in the northern part of the town on the border between Princetown and the town of Rotterdam. It once contained a hotel and cheese factory.<ref name=":0" /> *Willow Run - a modern subdivision in the middle of the town north of the D&H railway line.
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