Capitol District
The Capitol District (or Capitol-Saratoga Area) is an unofficial term used to refer to a four-county area of eastern New York.
Cities in this area include:
- Albany (the state capitol)
- Saratoga Springs
- Schenectady
- Troy
Major universities in this area include:
- College of Saint Rose
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (locally known as RPI)
- Russell Sage College (junior college in Albany, graduate school in Troy)
- Skidmore College
- Union College
- University at Albany (part of the SUNY system)
- Saratoga National Cemetery
- Saratoga National Historical Park (in Stillwater)
- Saratoga Race Course (in Saratoga Springs)