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The Dutchess County Historical Society has a research library and exhibits. It holds events, such as lectures, guided tours, and community outreach. [ 14 ] They occur across Dutchess County often in partnership with the Dutchess County Historian [ 17 ] and local historical organizations.
The Great Nine Partners Patent, also known as the "Lower Nine Partners Patent," was a land grant in Dutchess County, New York, made on May 27, 1697, by New York governor Benjamin Fletcher. The parcel included about four miles (6 km) along the Hudson River and was eight to ten miles (13 to 16 km) wide, extending from the Hudson River to the ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the 130 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Dutchess County, New York outside of Poughkeepsie and Rhinebeck. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in a map by ...
Dutchess County: US 9, at Dutchess-Putnam County Line. Fishkill, New York: Created In 1683 And Named For The Dutchess Of York. The "t" In Original Name Is Still Used. 33: Enoch Crosby: NYS 52, at Fishkill. Fishkill, New York: American Spy, Taken With Recruits For British Army, Confined Here After Mock Trial By Committee Of Safety Was Allowed To ...
The Dutchess County Historical Society was formed in 1914 and is active in the preservation of a large collection at the 18th century Clinton House. The Society has published a yearbook since 1914 and presents up to four awards of merit in the field of Dutchess County history each year.
New York State Register of Historic Places in Dutchess County (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "History of Dutchess County, New York" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The Little Nine Partners Patent was a land patent granted in 1706 in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It was the last of fourteen patents granted between 1685 and 1706 which came to cover the entirety of historic Dutchess County (which until 1812 included today's Putnam County ).
In 1929, the house and the remainder of the glebe land (now less than 1 acre) were purchased by members of the Dutchess County Historical Society and the Junior League to protect it from demolition. The house was given to the City of Poughkeepsie to be operated jointly by the Dutchess County Historical Society and the Junior League. [citation ...