PALATINE BRIDGE, situated on the north bank of the Mohawk, is the principal village. In the past it consisted of a few stores, a post office, the Town Hall, the cider mill and vinegar factory of Beach and Cory, and 50 to 60 dwellings. Since then, while some things have changed and new businesses have opened, Palatine Bridge is still a small, friendly place.

Some of the business people of Canajoharie have had residences in Palatine Bridge that used to be an important station on the Central Railroad. Also, there was the home of the Hon. Webster Wagner, the inventor and proprietor of the Wagner palace or drawing-room cars.

The first bridge across the Mohawk west of Schenectady, was constructed here about 1798, from which fact the village probably took its name.

NELLISTON, so called from the numerous families of the Nellises residing in the vicinity, is situated on the west line of the town, opposite Fort Plain.

William. P. Swan built the first store and hotel here in 1865, combining both branches of business in the same building. Nelliston now has two stores, three hotels, and about 400 inhabitants.

PALATINE CHURCH, a small hamlet in the northwestern part of the town, contains a church, a store, a grist-mill, and a few dwellings. When the Mohawk turnpike was constructed, in 1803-4, Palatine Church was a place of considerable importance as it was the largest village in the town.

Spafford's Gazetteer published in 1813, says of this place: "Palatine village (i.e., Palatine Church) has about 35 dwellings, some stores, and a stone church."

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