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7 unusual facts about Dutchess County


Blanding's turtle

There are also isolated populations in southeastern New York (Dutchess County), New England and Nova Scotia.

Daniel C. Verplanck

From 1828 to 1830 he was judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Dutchess County.

Dutchess Mall

Dutchess Mall opened in 1974 as the first mall in Dutchess County.

Mount Washington, Massachusetts

The town is bordered on the west by Columbia County, New York, on a half-mile portion of its southern border by Dutchess County, New York, and on the rest of the southern border by Litchfield County, Connecticut.

New York State Route 9G

The former routing of NY 9G from Annandale-on-Hudson to Mount Rutsen Road along River Road is now maintained by Dutchess County as part of CR 103.

R. G. Surdam

He was born in Dutchess County, New York, the eldest of four children of Lewis L. Surdam (c. 1810-1878) and Julia Lockwood (c. 1813-?).

South Hills Mall

South Hills Mall was the first true indoor shopping mall in Poughkeepsie and the second in Dutchess County (after Dutchess Mall in Fishkill, 10 miles south).


Didi Barrett

Didi Barrett is a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly representing Assembly District 106, which includes parts of Dutchess and Columbia Counties.

Downstate New York

The northern boundary is extended by some definitions to include all or some of Putnam County, Orange County, and Dutchess County.

As urban sprawl progressively converts previously rural communities into exurbs, many people increasingly consider neighboring Putnam County to be part of the Downstate region, as well as the southern portions of Orange County and Dutchess County.

Edward Livingston

Livingston died at Montgomery Place, Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York, an estate left him by his sister, to which he had removed in 1831.

George Michael Weiss

He became pastor of German congregations in Schoharie and Dutchess Counties, New York, in 1731, and labored there fourteen years, but was compelled to flee to Pennsylvania to escape the attacks of the Native Americans.

James Tallmadge, Jr.

Born in Stanford, Dutchess County, New York, his father, Colonel James Tallmadge (1744-1821), led a company of volunteers at the capture of General John Burgoyne.

Josiah T. Newcomb

Josiah Turner Newcomb (June 19, 1868 in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan – January 3, 1944 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Mahican

Wawyachtonoc (Wawayachtonoc - ″eddy people″ or ″people of the curving channel″, lived in Dutchess County and Columbia County eastward to the Housatonic River in Litchfield County, Connecticut, main village was Weantinock, additional villages: Shecomeco, Wechquadnach, Pamperaug, Bantam, Weataug, Scaticook)

New York State Route 113

Spackenkill Road initially followed what is now IBM Road through the interchange with US 9 and into the IBM plant, where it ended at the CR 48 portion of IBM Road.

New York State Route 292

New York State Route 292 (NY 292) is a short state highway in the Hudson Valley of New York in the United States, bridging Putnam and Dutchess counties.

It heads west initially, paralleling the PutnamDutchess county line as it passes south of the Patterson Veteran Memorial Park and intersects County Route 63 (CR 63).

Stephen B. Cushing

Stephen Booth Cushing (January 1812 Pawling, Dutchess County, New York - June 9, 1868 New York City) was an American lawyer and politician.

Tawana Brawley rape allegations

Specifically, they named Steven Pagones, an Assistant District Attorney in Dutchess County, as one of the rapists, and a racist, among other accusations.

Terry Gipson

Terry W. Gipson is a Democratic member of the New York State Senate, representing district 41, which includes all but two towns of Dutchess County and three towns in Putnam County.

Thomas Hazzard

He served at this position until 1907, where with the urging Bishop David H. Greer, he founded Hope Farm in Dutchess County, New York.

Woodbury Common Premium Outlets

However, it was also believed by many county residents to account for what was, until recently, a dearth of quality shopping opportunities on the west side of the Hudson as opposed to those available across the river, in southern Dutchess County.


see also

Daily Freeman

In addition to its Uptown Kingston headquarters, the newspaper has offices in Catskill, Greene County; and Rhinebeck, Dutchess County.

Dutchess County Fairgrounds

The Dutchess County Fairgrounds is the home of the annual Dutchess County Fair.

Nine Partners Patent

The Little Nine Partners Patent (1706), land grant in Dutchess County, New York, USA

The Great Nine Partners Patent (1697), land grant in Dutchess County, New York, USA

Second Baptist Church

Second Baptist Church of Dover, Dover Plains, New York, listed on the NRHP in Dutchess County