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History · Congers

Congers’ post office opened in 1890, and 16% of its homes were built before 1940

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16%homes built before 1940
3famous people
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How Congers began

When was Congers founded?

1890

The Congers post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 8,532136 years
Founding year: the first Congers post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Congers’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Congers are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Congers’s history is told.

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The story

How Congers came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Congers.

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Congers was settled in the late 17th century by Dutch, German and English settlers. It was known as Cedar Grove Corner and then Waldberg, which in German means "forest mountain". It is named after New York State Senator Abraham Bogart Conger (1814 - 1887).

In the 19th century the Congers railroad station, three churches, a school, the firehouse and the Central and Globe hotels were built. The first floor of the then Globe hotel on the southeastern corner of Congers Road is presently the Last Chance Saloon. The Clarktown Dutch Reformed Church still stands at the corner of Congers Road and Kings Highway.

Kings Highway was the first major road in the county and for many years the only road from New York to Albany.

ChaptersSt Paul's ChurchGilchrest Road crossing accident

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Timeline

Congers, 1921 to 2000

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1921Born hereBill Drescher is born here
  3. 1990Born hereChris O'Grady is born here
  4. 21st century
  5. 2000Born hereAbbey Levy is born here
By decade

Congers, decade by decade

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Famous people

3 famous people were born in Congers

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Bill DrescherAmerican baseball player · b. 1921
Abbey LevyAmerican ice hockey player · b. 2000
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Chris O'GradyAmerican professional baseball pitcher · b. 1990
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Valley CottageIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNew City7 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBardonia2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Congers’ history

What year was Congers founded?

The Congers post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia and Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.