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Mar 16, 2021 · Join Poughkeepsie Public Library District Local History Librarian, Kira Thompson, as we explore the centuries-old history of Poughkeepsie’s waterfront area. ...
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- Poughkeepsie Public Library District
Nov 2, 2010 · Located approximately 75 miles north of New York City on the east bank of the Hudson River, Poughkeepsie was settled over three hundred years ago by Dutch a...
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Mar 10, 2022 · The Genealogy and Local History rooms are located on the the Main floor of the Adriance Memorial Library in Poughkeepsie, New York. To learn more about our A...
Poughkeepsie (/ p ə ˈ k ɪ p s i / 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 ]
In the vast expanse of North America, before the sails of Europeans billowed on the horizon, there thrived an intricate tapestry of indigenous peoples. Each thread in this fabric-a society, a tribe-was unique, woven with its own patterns of culture and tradition. From Poughkeepsie, New York to either coast there was indigenous culture.
In 1683, the colonial assembly established the twelve original counties of New York. Dutchess was among them, named after Mary of Modena, then Duchess of York and wife of the future King James II of England. The county's name derives from the seventeenth-century spelling of "duchess," as preserved in the original November 1, 1683, law that ...
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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 ...
