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  1. ourpoughkeepsie.blogspot.com › 2016 › 12Poughkeepsie History (year-by-year) Part 1 - Blogger

    Dec 2, 2016 · 1777 -- The state capital of New York, Kingston, was occupied and burned by the British. Spared from battle during the American Revolution, Poughkeepsie became the temporary capital. 1777 -- Stephen Hendriksen built an inn, later called the Forbus Hotel. The inn was a forerunner of the Nelson House. Among its guests were Clinton, Jay, Hamilton ...

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Poughkeepsie,_New_YorkPoughkeepsie, New York - Wikipedia

    Poughkeepsie, New York. Poughkeepsie (/ pəˈkɪpsi / pə-KIP-see), officially the City of Poughkeepsie, which is separate from the Town of Poughkeepsie around it, is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It is the county seat of Dutchess County, with a 2020 census population of 31,577. [6] Poughkeepsie is in the Hudson River Valley region ...

  4. www.britannica.com › place › PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsie | New York, Map, & History | Britannica

    Sep 6, 2024 · Pop. (2000) 7,524; (2010) 6,713. This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen. Poughkeepsie, city, seat of Dutchess county, eastern New York, U.S. It lies on the east bank of the Hudson River (there bridged to Highland), 75 miles (121 km) north of New York City. It was settled by the Dutch in 1683; its name, of Wappinger ...

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  5. www.dutchess.org › poughkeepsie › poughkeepsie_historyPoughkeepsie History - Dutchess County NY

    4 days ago · The first settlers were the families of Barent Baltus Van Kleeck and Hendrick Jans van Oosterom. The settlement grew quickly, and the Reformed Church of Poughkeepsie was established by 1720. The community was set off from the Town of Poughkeepsie when it became an incorporated village in 1799. The City of Poughkeepsie was chartered in 1854.

  6. www.poughkeepsiejournal.com › story › newsPoughkeepsie Journal anniversary: 230 years of local history

    Aug 10, 2015 · The Journal has borne witness to New York's ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1788, visits to Dutchess County by seven presidents and countless other local news events from the shocking to ...

  7. www.poughkeepsiejournal.com › story › newsWalkway Over the Hudson transformation: A timeline of events

    Sep 26, 2019 · Aug. 14, 2014: A 21-story elevator opens, linking the Walkway and the Poughkeepsie waterfront. June 29, 2018: Ulster Welcome Center opens in Highland, in the Town of Lloyd. June 20, 2019: The ...

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  9. cityofpoughkeepsie.com › 378History | Poughkeepsie, NY

    History. Like many other first settlements along the East Coast, the first “public” water came from wells located at convenient corners along the streets. As Poughkeepsie grew, homes and businesses began constructing individual wells and cisterns for sewage disposal. By 1854 Poughkeepsie’s population grew to 20,000.