Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County is a county in New York, United States. It is in the Hudson Valley.
| Dutchess County, New York | |
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 Location in the state of New York | |
 New York's location in the U.S. | |
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| Founded | November 1, 1683[upper-alpha 1][upper-alpha 2] |
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| Seat | Poughkeepsie |
| Largest City | Poughkeepsie |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
825 sq mi (2,137 km²) 796 sq mi (2,062 km²) 30 sq mi (78 km²), |
| Population - (2020) - Density |
295,911 auto/sq mi (Expression error: Unrecognized word "auto"./km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website: www.co.dutchess.ny.us | |
| Named for: Mary of Modena, Duchess of York | |
Dutchess County, New York Media
View of Harlem Valley from Appalachian Trail in Pawling
A 1799 map of Connecticut which shows The Oblong (Low's Encyclopaedia)
Map of Philipse Patent (showing the Oblong and Gore)
Summit of Brace Mountain, the highest point in Dutchess County
Dutchess County Racial Demographics Chart
The current Dutchess County Court House, built in 1903, stands on the same site as the original 1720 building
The Taconic Parkway in southern Dutchess County
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Harlem Valley-Wingdale station, along Harlem line
Dutchess Loop bus #210 in downtown Poughkeepsie.
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Notes
- ↑ "When, in 1682, Colonel Thomas Dongan was appointed Governor of the Province of New York, he was instructed to form a council of not more than ten of the 'most eminent Inhabitants' who were to assist him in the making of 'fit' laws. One of the first acts authorized by this council was the erection of twelve 'countyes,' on which Dutchess was one (November 1, 1683)."[1]
- ↑ "There were too few inhabitants of Dutchess at its erection for it to be represented separately in the General Assembly, so that it was provisionally attached to Ulster until 1713."[1]
References
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