The Teller Pasture: An Investigation of a Place, People, and Events That Changed the Dutch Colonial Village of Schenectady

Archaeological and archival documentation, including a 1756 surveyed map of the palisades surrounding the village, guides us through 350 years of Schenectady's history and paints a unique picture of one of Schenectady's hidden historical treasures-the Teller Pasture.Trace Schenectady's history as seen through the microcosm of the Teller pasture, a plot granted to Willem Teller, an original proprietor of the Schenectady Patent of 1664.Learn about the Schenectady stockades.Trace the history of the Dutch Colonial Teller House, including a rare account of its restoration in 1976.Learn about the North Street Stockade Line.Learn about boat-building on the Strand Street/River.View the only eighteenth century surveyed map showing the fortifications of Schenectady.