[5] The city is located on the eastern border of Saratoga County and is north of Albany, the state capital.

At that time, Cornelius Van Buren had a sawmill at the mouth of the creek where it emptied into the Hudson River.

The name comes from the early settlers, who were independent mastercraftsmen such as millers, carpenters, or butchers, whose professions were commonly known as the "mechanical arts" at the time.

When the Champlain Canal reached the settlement in 1823, and especially when the Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad laid a track through the area in 1835, Mechanicville became an important commerce interchange.

It grew rapidly as textile mills, factories, and a linen thread company came to Mechanicville.

His grave is located in the Hudson View Cemetery and is identifiable with a large eagle on top of his memorial.

[citation needed] On November 1, 2001, Mechanicville was featured on the Daily Show with then-rising comedian Steve Carell.

The Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant and Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth Monument and Grave are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

It was spawned by a series of severe storms in the late afternoon, causing major damage to the town's old industrial section located on US Route 4 and NY-32, along the Hudson River.

[9] In January 2012, a new intermodal and automotive terminal opened on the site of a former Boston and Maine rail yard.

This allows the rest of the train to proceed east along track that lacks double stack clearance, particularly the 43⁄4 mile Hoosac Tunnel.

Toupee refers to the reverse process, where a single stack train coming from the east has additional containers placed on top for the rest of its trip.

The city of Mechanicville is on the west bank of the Hudson River at the influx of the Anthony Kill.