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   ocr: Albany, New York NH Albany, a busy port and MN ME industrial center, is one of the oldest cities in the United States. Founded by the Dutchin1624, the D MIC town was captured by the British IA in1664 and named Albany after OH CT the Duke of York and Albany, the brother of the English king. Albany became the state capital in FKY DE 1797. Animportant shipping TN center, the city is linked with the OK MS Great Lakes by the Erie Canal and GA with northern. New York by the Champlain Canal. - FL