History of Scotia, NY
Current Population: 7,957
The Village of Scotia itself is 100 years old but its history is deep. The Haudenosaunee(Iroquois) and Algonkian Indians were frequent visitors to this fertile land nestled in the arms of the Mohawk River.
In the 1650's, Alexander Lindsey of Glen bought land along the north shore of the river from the Iroquois Indians. While he emigrated to the new world with Dutch settlers, he named his estate Scotia, in memory of the Scottish hills of his native country.
"The Camp" pictured above in 1889 was a colonial military camp and training ground during the war of 1754-1760 and again during the war of 1812-1814.
By the mid 1800's Scotia was the center of the countries largest Broom industry with almost 100 operating broomcorn farms, manufacturing up to 1,000,000 brooms a year.
Incorporated in 1904 the Village of Scotia recently celebrated a year long centennial.
- Haudenosaunee: People Building a Long House
- The Story of the Schenectady Massacre
- Mohawk Valley Library Association - I Spy
- FlintHouse.org
- Scotia Cinema
- 1st National Bank 75th Anniversary Photos
- Van Ep(p)'s Family Genealogy
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