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61-513: It was the ninth 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 ). The first ten, granted between 1685–1697, covered almost all of Hudson River shoreline in the original county, with three - Rombouts , the Great Nine Partners, and Philipse Patents , extending significantly inland. The eleventh, and smallest, Cuyler, 1697,

122-495: A Charter Government with a County Executive and directly elected legislature of 25 members, each elected from a single member district. The Charter form of Government went in to effect in 1968 given the favorable outcome of a 1967 special election dedicated to the question. From 1713 until 1967, the County Government had been managed by a Board of Supervisors, made up of the locally elected leaders. The composition of

183-762: A book containing minutes for approximately 150 meetings from 1730 through 1749 is held by the Dutchess County Historical Society. Some documentation regarding the Little (Second) Nine Partners Tract is available at the Moravian Archives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Prior to 1734, there had been little settlement in the area, but it proceeded rapidly thereafter. Settlers came to the area up the Hudson, but also from New England . When

244-681: Is a 1,290-foot (390 m) point along the state line in Pawling. Wappinger Creek , at 41.7 mi (67.1 km) from its source at Thompson Pond in Pine Plains to where it drains into the Hudson at New Hamburg , is the longest stream in the county. Its 211-square-mile (550 km ) watershed is likewise the largest in the county. To its south is the 193-square-mile (500 km ) watershed of Dutchess County's second-longest stream, 33.5 mi (53.9 km) Fishkill Creek , part of which spills over into Putnam County. Within that watershed are

305-777: Is limited. Privately run lines connect Poughkeepsie to New Paltz and Beacon to Newburgh. Leprechaun Lines and Short Line Bus also operate some service through Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, and the southern part of the county. NY Waterway operates the Newburgh–Beacon Ferry , which is located at the Beacon train station. General aviation facilities are located at Hudson Valley Regional Airport (formerly Dutchess County Airport), located in Wappinger and Sky Park Airport in Red Hook, New York . General commercial passenger service

366-883: Is located in Poughkeepsie and The Castle Point Veterans Health Administration is in Wappinger. On March 11, 2020, the county's first case of COVID-19 was confirmed. As of June 2021, there had been 29,483 cases and 445 deaths. The Hudson Valley Renegades are a minor league baseball team affiliated with the New York Yankees . The team is a member of the High-A East , play at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill and have been located in Dutchess County since 1994. Previous professional sports teams include

427-524: Is located in southeastern New York State, between the Hudson River on its west and the New York – Connecticut border on its east, about halfway between the cities of Albany and New York City. It contains two cities: Beacon and Poughkeepsie . Depending on precise location within the county, road travel distance to New York City ranges between 58 and 110 miles (93 and 177 km). The terrain of

488-547: Is on the Massachusetts state line, near the summit of Alander Mountain, at approximately 2,110 feet (640 m) above sea level, in the town of Copake. The lowest point is at or near sea level, along the Hudson. Columbia County is accessible by two limited-access highways. The Taconic State Parkway , which is not accessible to trucks or commercial traffic, runs through the center of the county from south to north, ending at an interchange with Interstate 90 and connecting

549-525: Is provided by New York Stewart International Airport , which is located across the Hudson River in Newburgh . Dutchess County holds an annual county fair . The County Chamber of Commerce holds an annual hot air balloon launch typically in the first week of July. The main launch sites are along the Hudson River. As many as 20 balloons participate in the event. The Dutchess County Historical Society

610-555: The Crown , with all its perquisites, and developed the property with tenant farmers . In 1710, he sold 6,000 acres of his property to Queen Anne of Great Britain for use as work camps and for the resettlement of Palatine German refugees. The Crown had supported their passage to New York, and they were to pay off the cost by indentured labor . Some 1,200 Palatine Germans were brought to Livingston Manor (now Germantown ). New York's Governor Hunter had also helped with these arrangements:

671-765: The Fishkill Creek and in the areas that are now Poughkeepsie and Rhinebeck . From 1715 to 1730, most of the new settlers in Dutchess county were Germans. From 1730 until 1775, New Englanders were the primary new settlers in Dutchess County. Coles Mills was settled by Elisha Cole from Cape Cod in 1747 at the outlet of Barrett Pond into the West Branch of the Croton River . Franklin D. Roosevelt lived in his family home in Hyde Park , overlooking

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732-630: The Hudson Valley Bears (2008-2009) which played hockey, and the Hudson Valley Hawks which played in the former National Professional Basketball League . Columbia County, New York Columbia County is a county in the U.S. state of New York . At the 2020 census , the population was 61,570. The county seat is Hudson . The name comes from the Latin feminine form of the surname of Christopher Columbus , which

793-597: The Massachusetts border. The western border is the Hudson River . The landscapes of the county were among the scenes depicting by the Hudson River School , a mid-19th century art movement . The terrain is gentle, rolling hills, rising sharply into the Taconic and Berkshire Mountains along the state line. To the west lie the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains . The highest point

854-516: The fur trade with the Mohawk people . Traders stopped at points along the Hudson River on their travels between New Amsterdam and Fort Orange; small settlements arose along the river to supply the traders' ships. Dutch colonists bought land [from whom?] near Claverack in 1649 and 1667. As more Dutch arrived, the region slowly developed. In 1664, the English took over New Netherland and renamed it

915-543: The poverty line , including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over. The decrease in population between 1810 and 1820 was due to the separation of Putnam County from Dutchess in 1812. As of 2017, the residents of Dutchess County were reported as the following: American Indian and Alaska Native (0.04%), Asian (4%), Black or African American (8.5%), Hispanic or Latino (12.5%), Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.016%), Some Other Race (0.35%), Two or More Races (3%), White (71%). Dutchess County has

976-477: The " Province of New York "; they also renamed Fort Orange " Albany ". In the late 17th century, Robert Livingston , a Scots immigrant by way of Rotterdam, built on his connections as Indian agent in the colony and purchased two large tracts from the Native Americans. He gained much larger grants from the provincial government, for a total of 160,240 acres. He was made lord of Livingston Manor by

1037-816: The Ancram Creek, Claverack Creek , Copake Creek, Kinderhook Creek , Roeliff-Jansen Kill , and Valatie Kill. The Rossman Falls and Stuyvesant Falls lie on the Kinderhook Creek. Notable lakes and ponds include Copake Lake , Kinderhook Reservoir, Queechy Lake , and Lake Taghkanic . Columbia County is home to many local farms supplying the area with fresh meat, eggs, herbs, and produce, including Holmquest, Ronnybrook, Fix Brothers Fruit Farm, Eger Brothers, Hover Farms, Marsh Meadow Farm, Schober Farm, Millerhurst, Ooms Farm, Churchtown Dairy, Pigasso, Common Hands Farm, Darlin' Doe, Blue Star Farm, Green Mead Farm, Little Ghent Farm, and Ironwood Farm. Other farms include

1098-745: The British settlements and the Iroquois and French (the latter located mostly in Canada.) Columbia County was formed in 1786 after the American Revolutionary War from portions of Albany County , once a vast area until new communities were developed and jurisdictions were organized. In 1799, the southern boundary of Columbia County was moved southward to include that portion of Livingston Manor located in Dutchess County . In

1159-572: The County Legislature is 15 Republicans and 10 Democrats for the 2024–2025 term. County elections occur in odd-numbered years. Historically, Dutchess County, like most of the lower Hudson, was classic "Yankee Republican " territory. Between 1884 and 2004, the Republican presidential candidate carried Dutchess County in 28 out of 30 elections (1964 and 1996 being exceptions). Even Hyde Park resident Franklin D. Roosevelt failed to carry

1220-433: The Hudson River comprising approximately 12,500 acres (51 km) was divided into nine "Water Lotts". No further divisions of the land were made until 1734, when 36 "Second Division Lotts" were laid out, comprising approximately 120,000 acres (490 km). By 1741, all of the remaining land had been divided. The Nine Partners company began a written record of their activities in 1730, when the land began to be surveyed, and

1281-627: The Hudson River, can be reached in much of the county. Poughkeepsie Journal is published in that city. Vassar Miscellany News, associated with Vassar College, is published weekly. Also published in the county is the Beacon Free Press / Southern Dutchess News. The county is home to four hospitals. Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie are both owned by Nuvance Health . In addition, MidHudson Regional Hospital (formerly St. Francis)

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1342-530: The Hudson River, on the western edge of the county. The Hudson Line has stops at Breakneck Ridge , Beacon , and New Hamburg (a hamlet of the town of Poughkeepsie) before the Hudson Line terminates at Poughkeepsie . The tracks continue north of that point as Amtrak, with Poughkeepsie and Rhinecliff (a small hamlet in the Town of Rhinebeck ) being stops along Amtrak's Empire Service . The Harlem Line , on

1403-782: The Hudson River. His family's home is now the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site , managed by the National Park Service . Prior to the 1960s, Dutchess County was primarily agricultural. Since then the southwestern part (from Poughkeepsie southward and from the Taconic State Parkway westward) of the county has developed into a largely residential area, suburban in character, with many of its residents commuting to jobs in New York City and Westchester County. The northern and eastern regions of

1464-429: The age of 18 living with them, 52.20% were married couples living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.10% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.95. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.10% under

1525-467: The age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 26.30% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 41,915, and the median income for a family was $ 49,357. Males had a median income of $ 34,702 versus $ 25,878 for females. The per capita income for

1586-403: The county during his four campaigns. The Republican edge narrowed significantly in the 1990s, with George H. W. Bush going from 61 percent of the county's vote in 1988 to only 40.5 percent in 1992, although that likely was affected by the presence of Ross Perot on the ballot as a third-party candidate. In 2008, Barack Obama became only the third Democrat to carry the county since 1884, and

1647-509: The county in 1970, followed by James Ivory and Ismail Merchant (1975) and the poet John Ashbery (1978). Voters in Columbia County since the mid-19th century have mostly elected Republicans to office. But from 1996 to 2007, new voter registrations by Democrats have outpaced those by Republicans by a margin of 4 to 1. Democrats have been able to win the county in every presidential election since 1996, with Joe Biden 's 57% of

1708-616: The county is mostly hilly, especially in the Hudson Highlands in the southwestern corner and the Taconic Mountains to the northeast. Some areas nearer the river are flatter. The highest point in the county is the summit of Brace Mountain , in the Taconics, at 2,311 feet (704 m) above sea level. The lowest point is sea level, along the Hudson River. The highest point of neighboring Fairfield County, Connecticut,

1769-641: The county is patrolled by the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office and New York State Police . The New York State Police Troop K headquarters is located in Millbrook. N.B.: Cities, Towns and Villages are official political designations. Three spans cross the Hudson River, linking Dutchess with Orange , Ulster , and Greene Counties : The Metro-North railroad provides a critical link to New York City for Dutchess County's commuting population. The Hudson Line and Amtrak run concurrently along

1830-407: The county remain rural with large farmlands but at the same time developed residences used during the summer and or on weekends by people living in the New York City urban area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 825 square miles (2,140 km ), of which 796 square miles (2,060 km ) is land and 30 square miles (78 km ) (3.6%) is water. Dutchess County

1891-423: The county was $ 22,265. About 6.40% of families and 9.00% of the population were below the poverty line , including 11.80% of those under age 18 and 6.80% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 census, the racial makeup of the county was 90.6% White, 4.5% African American, 0.2% Native American and 1.6% Asian. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 3.9% of the population. Interstate 90 runs east–west through

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1952-538: The county was 92.09% White , 4.52% Black or African American , 0.21% Native American , 0.80% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.90% from other races , and 1.45% from two or more races. 2.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 17.2% were of German , 14.7% Italian , 14.5% Irish , 9.0% English , 6.3% Polish and 6.1% American ancestry according to Census 2000 . 94.0% spoke English and 2.1% Spanish as their first language. There were 24,796 households, out of which 29.90% had children under

2013-682: The county with points south. Columbia County is the last New York county located along eastbound Interstate 90 (and the first county along westbound I-90), which passes through the towns of Canaan and Chatham as the Berkshire Connector portion of the New York Thruway . I-90 has two exits within the county; for the southbound Taconic State Parkway in Chatham, and for NYS Route 22 in Canaan. Depending on precise location within

2074-466: The county's third-longest stream, Sprout Creek , and its largest, deepest and highest lakes: Whaley (252 acres (102 ha)), in the town of Pawling ; Sylvan (143 ft (44 m)) in the town of Beekman and Beacon Reservoir , in the town of Fishkill , at 1,285 ft (392 m) respectively. Other, smaller tributaries of the Hudson such as the Saw Kill drain the northwestern portion of

2135-421: The county, road travel distance to New York City ranges between 96 and 145 miles (154 and 233 km). Several other major routes cross Columbia County including north–south U.S. Route 9 , east–west NYS Route 23 , north–south NYS Route 22 and a short portion of east–west U.S. Route 20 in the county's northeastern corner. The Hudson River forms the western border of the county. Other notable creeks include;

2196-520: The county. The Taconic State Parkway runs from I-90 south towards Westchester County. The main arterial north–south road, U.S. 9 , runs through the larger towns towards the Hudson River. Amtrak passenger trains of the Empire Service corridor, as well as the Adirondack , Ethan Allen Express , Maple Leaf and the seasonal Berkshire Flyer make stops at Hudson station . Into

2257-515: The county. The population density was 350 inhabitants per square mile (140/km ). There were 106,103 housing units at an average density of 132 units per square mile (51/km ). 22.0% of the population was of Italian, 16.9% Irish, 11.3% German and 6.7% English ancestry according to Census 2000 . 88.3% spoke English and 4.8% spoke Spanish. Based on the Census Ancestry tallies, including people who listed more than one ancestry, Italians were

2318-676: The county. The southeastern fringe of Dutchess is part of the upper Croton River watershed and thus part of the New York City water supply system . On the east, in the Oblong, streams drain into the Housatonic River in adjacent Connecticut. A border nearly one-half mile (800 m) long exists with Berkshire County, Massachusetts , in the extreme northern end of the county. As of the census of 2000, there were 280,150 people, 99,536 households, and 69,177 families residing in

2379-698: The eastern side of the county, has station stops in Pawling , along the Appalachian Trail , Wingdale , Dover Plains , and two stops in Wassaic (one along the Tenmile River and the other the namesake terminus of that line ). Public transportation in Dutchess County is handled by Dutchess County Public Transit , commonly called "the LOOP." Outside of the urbanized area of the county, most service

2440-848: The first to win a majority since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. It has gone for the Democratic candidate in four consecutive elections (2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 ). Dutchess County is split between two congressional districts. The most southern portion is in the 17th district , represented by Republican Mike Lawler . The rest of the county is in the 18th district , represented by Democrat Pat Ryan . These are considered "swing" districts nationally, with Cook Partisan Voting Index ratings of D+3 and D+1, respectively, as of 2022. The Cities of Beacon and Poughkeepsie; Towns of Fishkill, Hyde Park, Pine Plains, Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, Red Hook, and East Fishkill; and Villages of Millerton, Wappingers Falls, Millbrook, have their own Police departments . The remainder of

2501-662: The heart of their community, which recorded their weddings, births and deaths, among the first vital records kept in the colony. After many years, some of the colonists were granted land in the frontier of the central Mohawk Valley west of present-day Little Falls in the 100 lots of the Burnetsfield Patent; in the Schoharie Valley, and other areas, such as Palatine Bridge along the Mohawk River west of Schenectady. They were buffer communities between

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2562-479: The large, well-known Hawthorne Valley Farm which includes a farm store and training programs, the biodynamic Roxbury Farm, and FarmOn! at Empire Farm, also a teaching farm. As of the census of 2000, there were 63,094 people, 24,796 households, and 16,588 families residing in the county. The population density was 99 inhabitants per square mile (38/km ). There were 30,207 housing units at an average density of 48 units per square mile (19/km ). The racial makeup of

2623-550: The largest group in Dutchess County with 60,645. Irish came in a very close second at 59,991. In third place were the 44,915 Germans who barely exceeded the 44,078 people not in the 105 specifically delineated ancestry groups. There were 99,536 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who

2684-687: The legislature divided Dutchess County into precincts in 1737, the Nine Partners Grant was included in the Crum Elbow Precinct. In 1762, the Crum Elbow Precinct was divided into two new precincts, called the Amenia and Charlotte Precincts. In 1786, Charlotte was divided into Clinton and Washington Precincts. Washington Precinct included the towns presently known as Stanford and Washington . Clinton Precinct included present-day Clinton , Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley . In 1788,

2745-486: The nineteenth century, the Vermont Central Railway was constructed to the area. It provided transportation north towards Rutland and Burlington, Vermont , and south towards the major junction town of Chatham, New York , for travel to points west, south and east. A large number of LGBT artists and writers settled in Columbia County in the late 20th century, including Ellsworth Kelly , who moved to

2806-434: The precincts were changed into towns, and in 1793 the town of Stanford was separated from the town of Washington. The town of Clinton was divided into Clinton, Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley in 1821. Dutchess County, New York#The Patents Dutchess County is a county in the U.S. state of New York . As of the 2020 census , the population was 295,911. The county seat is the city of Poughkeepsie . The county

2867-411: The vote in 2020 being the highest for a Democrat in the county since 1964. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 648 square miles (1,680 km ), of which 635 square miles (1,640 km ) is land and 14 square miles (36 km ) (2.1%) is water. Columbia County is in the southeast south-to-central part of New York State, southeast of Albany and immediately west of

2928-510: The wishes of the residents. In exchange, Rye was granted to New York, along with a 1.81-mile (2.91 km) wide strip of land running north from Ridgefield to Massachusetts alongside the New York counties of Westchester , Putnam then Dutchess, known as " The Oblong ". The eastern half of the stub of land in northeast Dutchess County containing Rudd Pond and Taconic State Park is the northernmost extension of The Oblong. Until 1713, Dutchess

2989-462: The workers were to make naval stores ( e.g. , pitch, resin, and turpentine) from the pine trees in the Catskill Mountains . They were promised land for resettlement after completing their terms of indenture. They were refugees from years of religious fighting along the border with France, as well as crop failures from a severe winter. Work camps were established on both sides of the Hudson River. The Germans quickly established Protestant churches at

3050-411: Was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 53,086, and the median income for a family was $ 63,254. Males had a median income of $ 45,576 versus $ 30,706 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 23,940. About 5.0% of families and 7.5% of the population were below

3111-429: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.16. As of Q4 2021, the median home value in Dutchess County was $ 365,199, an increase of 13.8% from the prior year. In the county, the age distribution of the population shows 25.1% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

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3172-497: Was a leading center for the indigenous Wappinger peoples. They had their council-fire at what is now Fishkill Hook , and had settlements throughout the area. On November 1, 1683, the Province of New York established its first twelve counties, including Dutchess. Its boundaries at that time included the present Putnam County , and a small portion of the present Columbia County (the towns of Clermont and Germantown). The county

3233-426: Was administered by Ulster County . On October 23, 1713, Queen Anne gave permission for Dutchess County to elect its own officers from among their own population, including a supervisor, tax collector, tax assessor and treasurer. In 2013, Dutchess County celebrated its 300th anniversary of democracy based upon a legislative resolution sponsored by County Legislator Michael Kelsey from Salt Point. In 1812, Putnam County

3294-728: Was at the time of the formation of the county a popular proposal for the name of the United States . The county is part of the Capital District region of the state. At the arrival of European colonists the area was inhabited by the indigenous Mohican Indians . To the west of the river were the Mohawk and other four tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy , extending past what is now the border of New York state. The first known European exploration of Columbia County

3355-609: Was created in 1683, one of New York's first twelve counties, and later organized in 1713. The county is part of the Hudson Valley region of the state. Dutchess County is part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area , which belongs to the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area . Before Anglo- Dutch settlement, what is today Dutchess County

3416-555: Was detached from Dutchess. Fourteen royal land patents were granted between 1685 and 1706 covering the entirety of the original footprint of Dutchess County (which until 1812 included today's Putnam County ). The first ten, granted between 1685 and 1697, covered almost all of Hudson River shoreline in the original county, with three - Rombouts , the Great Nine Partners , and Philipse Patents - extending significantly inland. The eleventh, and smallest, Cuyler, 1697,

3477-508: 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. Dutchess County has no locally based television stations. Its only news radio format station is WKIP (AM) of Poughkeepsie. WRHV is an NPR affiliated broadcasting out of Poughkeepsie. The country music format station, WRWB-FM , broadcasting across

3538-461: Was in 1609, when Henry Hudson , an English explorer sailing for the Dutch, ventured up the Hudson River . An accident to his craft forced him to stop at what is now known as Columbia County and there search for food and supplies. In 1612, the Dutch established trading posts and minor settlements, building New Amsterdam (now New York City ) and Fort Orange (now Albany ). Fort Orange became a center of

3599-664: Was named for Mary of Modena , Duchess of York ; dutchess is an archaic spelling of the word duchess . The Province of New York and the Connecticut Colony negotiated an agreement on November 28, 1683, establishing their border as 20 miles (32 km) east of the Hudson River , north to Massachusetts . The 61,660 acres (249.5 km ) east of the Byram River making up the Connecticut Panhandle were granted to Connecticut, in recognition of

3660-860: Was the first to contain solely inland territory, just in from the Hudson. The twelfth, and next smallest, Fauconnier , in 1703, completed the Hudson River shoreline. The last two, Beekman , 1705, and the Little Nine Partners, 1706, laid claim to the remaining interior lands. The grant followed the Nine Partners ' purchase of approximately 145,000 acres (590 km) of land from the Wappinger "native Indian proprietors" of central Dutchess County: Perpuwas, Sasaragua, Makerin, Memram, Shawanachko, Shawasquo, Tounis (son of Shawasquo), Acgans, Nimham, Ouracgacguis, Tagahams, Seeck, Cocewyn, Mamany, Arye (Seeck's Son), Wappenas, Tintgeme, Ayawatask, Nonnaparee, and Kindtquaw. Two years later, land bordering

3721-426: Was the first to contain solely inland territory, just in from the Hudson. The twelfth, and next smallest, Fauconnier, in 1705, completed the Hudson River shoreline. The last two, Beekman , 1705, and the Little Nine Partners , 1706, laid claim to the remaining interior lands. From 1683 to 1715, most of the settlers in Dutchess County were Dutch. Many of these moved in from Albany and Ulster counties. They settled along

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