Page 35 of Hudson Valley Region - County Scenic & Historic Drive Tours by Dutchess County Tourism

tour 6 3 ute ro duncan hill rd rd cr rout e 43 22 mm rou te 82 oa k brown and white directional and site signs verplank village rd su 2 4 finish 39 38 cr 6 maple la cr 90 ro ute cr 9 n smith rd 2 3 5 4 cr 8 9 cr 9 c r 24 cr 24 rou te 82 22 tompkins rd mi ll rd 1 cr 90 9 cr 6 mack rd 37 36 ap ple rd tour route cr 89 union vale cr 9 cr 26 taconic stat e parkw ay dun can rd cr 9 ou te cr 21 55 11 dorn rd 12 depot hill rd drive 1.4 miles to rt 82 north turn left and drive 5.6 miles to verbank village rd 16 e2 ut ro e 292 ro ut 17 lakeside dr ut e 55 21 ut e ro 20 pawling chamber pawling cr 67 rd 1 verbank methodist church and cemetery r the former vail burying ground est in the 1870s 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 turn left on verbank village rd drive 0.6 mile to milewood rd verbank village hamlet grew around george ellsworth s mill ca 1742 on the sprout creek houses bordering the road date from the 18th and 19th c the intersection has been the town s business center since the earliest years boasting a hotel/inn general store several mills and a blacksmith shop 3 oswego meeting house and cemetery l nr the building dates from ca.1828 but the first meeting an offshoot of the oblong meeting in pawling was held in 1758 the cemetery in early quaker tradition contains many unmarked graves as well as simple stones 19th c maps show a number of houses and a friends boarding school nearby marker turn left and drive 0.1 mile to rt 82 turn right on rt 82 drive 0.4 mile to tompkins rd turn left on tompkins rd and drive 0.5 mile to n smith rd turn right on n smith rd drive 1.3 miles to rickes rd 2 sky acres airport r a favorite stop for small private plane owners was opened in 1965 on a former farm 35 turn left on rickes road drive 0.7 mile and bear left on cr 89 4 scenic view pull-off on rickes road for scenic view rural eastern dutchess lures hunters and fishermen well-kept barns are a clue to farms mainly devoted to dairy farming stock breeding and feed raising c r6 6 16 o reservoir r 18 quaker cr 32 cr c 68 the tour starts at the i of the taconic parkway and route 55 east 8 beekman arnold larson inc e ut ro old ute ro lake rd 54 miles 3 hours start 13 14 15 cr 9 cr 7 19 cr 3 2 r start here route 55 7 8 9 cr 2 1 dover 10 cr 21 cr 4 it 23 cr r nt fli lim e kiln d ro rd cr 6 hols 22 ute 35 6 cr 2 33 out e 55 34 te rou 22 r 55 55 ld ro 20 rd tracy 31 22

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