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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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- Vassar
A 6.5 mile walking tour of historic Poughkeepsie organized by Take A Walk New York, an organization dedicated to encouraging New Yorkers to walk more and to ...
Dec 2, 2016 · 1777 -- Ferries operated on the Hudson River at Poughkeepsie. 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.
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 ]
Poughkeepsie. Poughkeepsie is the name of both a town and a city in Dutchess County in New York's Hudson Valley. The City of Poughkeepsie is along the Hudson River on its eastern shore, where the river marks the boundary of the city and of the county (Ulster County is on the other side). The Town of Poughkeepsie encompasses surrounding areas of ...
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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 ...
