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title: Troy, New York, in the Present Day
author: Matt H. Wade
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20560/troy-new-york-in-the-present-day/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-06-10
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# Troy, New York, in the Present Day

_Authored by Matt H. Wade_

## Image File

[![Troy, New York, in the Present Day](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20560.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20560.jpeg)

## Image Caption

Panoramic view of downtown [Troy](https://www.worldhistory.org/troy/), New York, United States, taken from the Congress Street Bridge. In 1860, [Harriet Tubman](https://www.worldhistory.org/Harriet_Tubman/) liberated Charles Nalle from slavery in Troy.

Photograph by Matt H. Wade, 2009.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wade, M. H. (2025, June 10). Troy, New York, in the Present Day. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20560/troy-new-york-in-the-present-day/>
### Chicago
Wade, Matt H.. "Troy, New York, in the Present Day." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 10, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20560/troy-new-york-in-the-present-day/>.
### MLA
Wade, Matt H.. "Troy, New York, in the Present Day." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Jun 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20560/troy-new-york-in-the-present-day/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TroyFromCongressStBridgeSmall.jpg) by [**Matt H. Wade**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TroyFromCongressStBridgeSmall.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 10 June 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.