It was founded in 1661 by Dutch settlers, who named it after the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, where many immigrants last touched European grounds.

Situated near the eastern end of New York State's Heritage Corridor at what is known as the "Gateway to the West", the town of Rotterdam is closely linked with the early development of Schenectady.

At that time the present town of Rotterdam served as the outlying farmlands and wood lots for the settlers.

During this period, a council of aldermen and assistants from each of the four wards governed the city of Schenectady.

In May 1819, the city council recommended that the third and fourth wards be separated out as towns, and on December 31, a petition to the state legislature was drafted.

[5] The Dellemont-Wemple Farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and the Enlarged Double Lock No.

It is a property of the Schenectady County Historical Society, being donated by a last descendant in his particular line, Mr. George Eugene Franchere, on January 29, 1993, the 287th anniversary of the original deed.

It is currently being operated as a living history museum, conducts school programs, and events for the public.

They clawed their way out of the losers bracket to defeat Hawaii in 2 games in one day for the title.

Years later in 2014, a team from the Rotterdam Babe Ruth League went on to go to the semifinals in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Baseball Tournament.