Hudson 400 Albany, NY

Albany and the Hudson River Valley region of New York State are celebrating their 400th anniversary of discovery throughout 2009. Led by explorer Henry Hudson, the Dutch East India Company sponsored a voyage that was to discover a shorter passage to the Far East. What Hudson found instead was a lush valley and a navigable waterway the culminated in escarpments and waterfalls in what we now call Albany.

Hudson 400, Celebration of Discovery will showcase Albany’s Dutch heritage and the rich history of the Valley. Special events will be ongoing throughout the year on the Hudson River, along the shores of the river and at historic sites throughout the region. Join us as we revisit our past and share a future of continued discovery.

2009 will officially mark the 400th anniversary of our European founding by Dutch explorer, Henry Hudson. The Hudson 400 celebration offers a wonderful opportunity to explore the Dutch heritage of the Hudson Valley and to celebrate with special events on the Hudson River, along the shores of the river, and at historic sites throughout the region. Join us as we revisit our past and share a future of continued discovery.

For almost 400 years, Albany has reinvented itself as a trading center, hub of government, home to world-class art and architecture… and now the cutting edge of technology and research. Always at the crossroads of the northeast, there is a new vibrancy in Albany that reflects both its link to history and its promising future.