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24-557: Immediately before the Conference started, Roosevelt held preparatory talks with Churchill in his home town of Hyde Park, New York on 19 and 20 June. Roosevelt about the meeting at Hyde Park. "Churchill saw all those boats from the last war tied up on the Hudson river and in one of his great bursts of imagination he said "By George, we could take those ships and others like them that are good for nothing and sink them offshore to protect

48-707: Is a town in Dutchess County, New York , United States, bordering the Hudson River north of Poughkeepsie . Within the town are the hamlets of Hyde Park , East Park, Staatsburg , and Haviland . Hyde Park is known as the hometown of Franklin D. Roosevelt , the 32nd president of the United States . Hyde Park is home to the main campus of the Culinary Institute of America , a four-year college for culinary and baking and pastry arts, and

72-567: Is land and 3.2 square miles (8.3 km ), or 8.02%, is water. The Hudson River defines the western town line, which is the border with Ulster County . Hyde Park is bordered by the town of Poughkeepsie to the south, Rhinebeck to the north, and Clinton and Pleasant Valley to the east. As of the 2010 census, the town's population was 21,571. The racial makeup was 87.1% white, 6.0% African American, 0.2% Native American, 2.5% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.8% other races, 2.4% two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 5.6% of

96-415: Is now a museum that can be visited. His house is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places , as are the homes of Eleanor Roosevelt , Isaac Roosevelt , and Frederick William Vanderbilt , along with Haviland Middle School (formerly Franklin D. Roosevelt High School) . Val-Kill was the home of Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt. It is located about 2 miles (3 km) east of

120-534: Is the hometown of Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945), who served as president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. His estate, Springwood , is the site of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site maintained by the National Park Service . Also on the site are his presidential library and museum. Roosevelt used this residence throughout his life. FDR's historical house

144-551: The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum , the first presidential library in the United States. Hyde Park's population was 21,021 at the 2020 United States Census . U.S. Route 9 passes through the town near the Hudson River. Settlement of the region by Europeans officially began around 1742 but may have begun as early as 1710. The name of the area was changed to "Hyde Park" around 1810. Previously, it

168-636: The Great Nine Partners Patent , which would eventually make up much of Hyde Park. In 1804 a tavern-keeper named Miller, seeking new guests, renamed the tavern "the Hyde Park Inn", much to the annoyance of Doctor Bard. He then applied for a post office to be located at his inn, common among tavern keepers. The request was granted as the "Hyde Park Post Office". The settlement gradually came to be known not as Stoutenburgh but as Hyde Park, which it officially became in 1812. Hyde Park

192-664: The Hudson River in Hyde Park , New York . A one-story wooden station was first established by the Central at the spot in 1851 by the Hudson River Railroad, connecting New York City and Albany . It was replaced by the existing building, built in a combination of the Mission and Spanish Revival styles by Warren and Wetmore , the railroad's preferred architects who had also designed Grand Central Terminal and

216-674: The British did not think that it was yet a feasible option and Churchill proposed developing a joint campaign in the Mediterranean Theater leading to an attack on Italy as the "soft under-belly" of the Axis. Agreement was reached to start preparations for an invasion of the North African Colonies of Vichy France ( Operation Torch ). One of the first concrete measures taken by Roosevelt to facilitate this strategy

240-476: The United Kingdom on their 1939 visit, and posthumously in 1945, when his body was unloaded there in preparation for burial. However, even by Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term, it was only a local stop on local New York City–Albany trains, with the named trains bypassing the station. When passenger rail transport in the U.S. declined as air and auto established themselves as alternatives in mid-century,

264-404: The average family size was 3.10. In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 24.7% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males. The median income for a household in

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288-479: The home of FDR. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt are both buried in the rose garden at "Springwood". President Roosevelt's father, James Roosevelt, Sr. , served a term as supervisor of the town of Hyde Park. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town of Hyde Park has a total area of 39.8 square miles (103.2 km ), of which 36.7 square miles (95.0 km )

312-666: The landings" I thought well of it and we talked about it all afternoon. The Military and Naval authorities were startled out of a year's growth. But Winnie was right. Great fellow, that Churchill, if you can keep up with him". So started the idea of the Mulberry Harbour . The conference discussed how the Western Allies could best aid the Soviet Union. The Americans were keen to open up a Second Front in France, but

336-552: The nearby Poughkeepsie station , in 1914. The station saw heavy use throughout the early years of its existence, due to the proximity of estates such as the Vanderbilt Mansion and, later, President Franklin D. Roosevelt 's frequent retreats to his home in Hyde Park. Roosevelt is known to have passed through the station twice during his presidency: in 1939 when he greeted King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of

360-550: The population. As of the U.S. Census of 2000, there were 20,851 people, 7,395 households, and 5,220 families residing in the town. The population density was 564.2 inhabitants per square mile (217.8/km ). There were 7,704 housing units at an average density of 208.5 per square mile (80.5/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 91.02% White , 4.25% African American , 0.20% Native American , 1.39% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander , 1.19% from other races , and 1.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.23% of

384-406: The population. There were 7,395 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and

408-527: The station began to see less traffic. Regular train service was suspended in 1953, after which it may have become a flag stop . It was listed by the Central as a station until 1958, after which the outer two of the line's four tracks were torn up and the tunnel to the southbound platforms closed off. Eventually the Central sold the station building to the Town of Hyde Park, one of many assets it divested itself of as it tried to stay afloat. Local youths began fixing

432-541: The station up for use as a teen center , but they failed to finish the project. By 1975 the abandoned building had fallen into disrepair and become heavily vandalized . It was one day away from demolition when the Hudson Valley Railroad Society (HVRS) took possession, renting the station from the town for a dollar per year for fifteen years. The HVRS completed the extensive interior and exterior renovations needed, including completely restoring

456-436: The tiled roof, and began converting it into a regional rail museum, raising operating funds with an annual model train show. The tracks, fenced off for safety reasons, remain in use by CSX and Amtrak 's Empire Service . The station could possibly become part of an active passenger station again if the idea of extending Metro-North 's Hudson Line commuter rail service northward from its current terminus at Poughkeepsie

480-679: The town to the southeast is in the Arlington Central School District , and a small portion to the north is in the Rhinebeck Central School District The Hyde Park school district's comprehensive high school is Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School . Hyde Park Railroad Station Hyde Park is a former New York Central Railroad station located where Crum Elbow Creek flows into

504-546: The town was $ 50,870, and the median income for a family was $ 58,047. Males had a median income of $ 42,251 versus $ 28,176 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 21,260. About 4.4% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over. The majority of the town (including the Hyde Park hamlet) is in the Hyde Park Central School District . A small portion of

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528-566: Was a part of Clinton, New York , until 1821 when it was incorporated as a separate town. The Hyde Park Railroad Station , located at the mouth of Crum Elbow Creek along the Hudson River, was used by the town's residents, including the Roosevelts. The town includes Frederick William Vanderbilt 's spring and autumn mansion, now maintained as the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site . Hyde Park

552-492: Was part of the Fauconnier Patent and was named "Stoutenburgh", after the town's first settler, Jacobus Stoughtenburg. Part of the town was from the Great Nine Partners Patent of 1697. Doctor John Bard had called his estate "Hyde Park" in honor of Edward Hyde , who was Lord Cornbury and governor of New York from 1702 to 1708. In 1697, Hyde granted nine close friends of his a large swatch of land "south of Albany" in

576-624: Was to appoint General Dwight D. Eisenhower as the Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Forces in the European Theater of Operations on 25 June. Roosevelt and Churchill also held discussions with members of the Pacific War Council, King Peter II of Yugoslavia and his Foreign Minister, and with Soviet and Chinese representatives with whom they discussed strategic problems. Hyde Park, New York Hyde Park

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