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dutchess county · new york welcome to dutchess county dutchess county was formed in 1683 as one of the original counties of new york in a bold move by english colonial governor thomas dongan to cut off new england expansion and confirm control of the northeast by the stuart monarchy our name honors maria beatrice d este the dutchess old spelling of york her husband james the duke as proprietor and future king named everything he controlled for relatives and friends the sole inhabitants then were the wappinger indians by 1700 small settlements were growing where the hudson and kills dutch for streams ...

dutchess county · new york directory check out our internet site at www.dutchesstourism.com scenic driving tours tour 4 24 takes you through another part of the town of washington this time leading eastward through the center of the village of millbrook the hub of local government fertile soils in this area provide an agricultural home to both cornell cooperative extension/farm and home center and the institute of ecosystem studies the town of amenia named by dr thomas young a poet is from the latin amoena meaning pleasant place it is the site of the annual world ...

and scenic byways the dutchess county tourism promotion agency is grateful for the ... each direction change dutchess county tourism promotion agency trailblazer signs and ...

dutchess county · new york getting here from new york city follow signs from the henry hudson pkwy to the sawmill river pkwy to the taconic pkwy north exit at rt 52 or 55 east or west or take i-87 north new york state thwy to exit 17 at newburgh to i-84 east to rt 9 north or continue east on i-84 to the taconic pkwy north or continue east on i-84 to rt 22 north from long island cross the whitestone bridge to the hutchinson river pkwy take the hutchinson to i-684 north to rt 22 north or take i-684 north to i-84 west to the taconic pkwy north or continue west on i-84 to rt 9 north from connecticut ...

tour 1 tour 1 old rhinebeck aerodrome richard b fisher center for the performing arts bard college st john the evangelist episcopal church welcome to the towns of rhinebeck red hook and milan travel through three beautiful dutchess towns rhinebeck and red hook bordering the hudson are among the earliest settled portions of the country milan inland presents a sparsely settled rural contrast rhinebeck covers 34.9 square miles of meadowland red hook was part of rhinebeck until 1812 and the small streams and wooded hills with lovely mountain vistas principal centers are the village of rhinebeck and ...

tour 1 17 ro u t e 6 53 miles 2 hours start tour 1 starts on rt 9 at the former hillside methodist church south of the village of rhinebeck wood rd mi ll s 16 t we s t ke rle tivoli village e 9g ys c or n er s 15 tour route d 1 hillside methodist church r a small gothic revival fieldstone church built in 1855 now an antique store cr 7 8 r 14 bu dd c or n er sr continue north and drive 2.2 miles and bear right on closs dr drive 0.2 mile to stop sign bear left on mill st and drive 0.2 mile 18 upper red hook rd rout 13 d old cr 79 t r d salisbury 12 annandale os jackson corners p 19 6 cr 5 11 10 ...

tour 1 turn right on cr 85 morton rd and drive 2.4 miles to hutton st 8 rokeby l this working family farm formerly called labergerie was built in 1811 by general john armstrong and his wife aida livingston and remains in the livingston family 9 st john the evangelist episcopal church r a gray wooden carpenter gothic structure 10 montgomery place l river rd continues to annandale passing by montgomery place the estate built by janet livingston montgomery in 1805 after the death of revolutionary war hero general richard montgomery the main house overlooking the hudson is one of the finest examples ...

tour 1 turn left on robbins rd drive 0.6 mile to return to river rd 13 richard b fisher center for the performing arts l designed by internationally acclaimed architect frank gehry the 110,000-square-foot world-class facility houses two theaters and four rehearsal studios for dance theater and music tours/performances call 845/758-7900 for turn right on woods rd continue on columbia county cr 6 and drive 2.8 miles to rt 9g 17 clermont state historic site l en route note st paul s episcopal church l parish to a number of livingston related families some of who are interred in the graveyard ...

tour 1 turn right on cr 50 jackson corners rd and drive 0.6 mile to taconic parkway 19 jackson corners and gaddes store i cr 56 at cr 50 jackson corners was an important stop on the nobletown stage road to northern new england before the end of the 18th c gaddes store 1773 was one of many inns along the route spaced roughly ten miles apart so horses could be changed and passengers allowed to stretch a few hundred feet into columbia county leads to the taconic parkway for a side trip wilcox park a short distance on rt 199 east is 615 acres of forested hills streams and a lake for swimming boating ...

tour 1 26 red hook village rts 9 and 199 park and walk to village center a settlement since the mid 1700s this area was once called hardscrabble and later lower red hook remnants of 18th c farms and estates predate the village inn at red hook www.theredhookinn.com 845/758-8445 stop at the 1841 federal style inn at red hook for your overnight stay or dine in there causally elegant restaurant roasted garlic turn left at intersection to rt 9 south drive 2.4 miles to stone church rd 27 quitman house l rt 9 this 1798 parsonage was the birthplace of brig gen john a quitman military hero mexican war ...

to build estates and encouraged tourism fertile soils and the breeding of ... number of small mills during the 1800s tourism has contributed to the economy ...

tour 2 cr 19 9 cr 83a ro ut e pa rk w ay pine plains rou te c r ro 1 ute 99 taconic sta t 2 lake rd e 6 199 7 c r 70 8 9 rout e 22 c r 53 16 cr 8 8 r 8 3 northeast donney r d finish 23 cr 65 c r 65 c cr 6 start here 5 cr 59 50 maple st 12 c 2 r6 10 cr 6 0 11 13 199 3 8 ro ut te rou e better cross rd 15 r c r 64 te ou 2 1 3 4 cr 83 44 1 ill rd cr 65 1 9 22 ut ro 2 e8 21 20 c r 86 pugsley h tour route cr stanford 19 6 cr 8 cr 5 82 2 cr 62 14 brown and white directional and site signs 17 62 miles 2.5 hours start the tour starts at the i rt 199 off the taconic parkway drive 1.0 mile to the entrance ...

tour 2 4 moravian monument y constructed in 1859 in memory of christian missionaries who tried to convert shekomeko indians 9 pulvers corners named for william pulver this tiny farm hamlet had its own post office store hotel and a union church in the 19th c it is now distinguished by fine vernacular architecture of the federal and victorian eras and lovely views turn left on carpenter hill rd and drive 0.5 mile to stop sign cr 83 turn left at stop sign and drive 1.8 miles to rt 82 this area was home to the family of 18th c historian isaac huntting turn left on cr 60 winchell mt rd drive 1.7 miles ...

tour 2 turn right on simmons st to village hall r drive 0.2 mile to dutchess ave turn left on dutchess ave drive 0.1 mile to main st turn right on main st then bear left on main st and drive 0.2 mile to turn-around at railroad plaza 13 millerton village was incorporated in 1875 park and walk to sites and shops along main st tourist information at gilmor glass 2 main st settled earlier as a result of the extension of the ny and harlem rr planned by sidney g miller for whom the village is named the first rr station erected in 1851 was replaced in 1911 by the present structure now centerpiece of ...

tour 2 17 greek revival smithfield church l 3rd on the same site since 1750 was built 1847 a great oak that stood across the way in the burying ground until the 1990s was the pulpit for the famous methodist evangelist george whitefield who spoke to hundreds of the faithful here in 1770 at the height of the great awakening revival scenic views white fences and grazing horses identify the hamlet as a center of equestrian related activity the brick 18th c main house of former smithfield farms is l on a hill overlooking pastures 18 trevor zoo r is a favorite destination for many public school elementary ...

tour 2 two-story former inn at the road edge other attractions around the small green/veteran s memorial park l include shops the stage stop inn l which features cagney memorabilia and the 1915 country post office owned by the stanford historical society r 500 ft east on cr 65 toward hunn s lake is the greek revival bangall methodist church r 1843 and picturesque village homes off route cr 65 east passes roseland ranch a year round resort call 800/431-8292 for drive 0.8 mile to cr 19 22 stanfordville a 19th c commercial/milling hamlet which borders rt 82 was a hub of the poughkeepsie hartford ...

tour 3 tour 3 vanderbilt historic site springwood top cottage welcome to hyde park clinton and pleasant valley this route begins in hyde park a familiar area to visitors but soon breaks away from the river into the hills of clinton and pleasant valley be sure to stop and visit the many historic sites throughout the area hyde park was named for edward hyde lord cornbury eccentric provincial governor of new york who in 1705 presented a parcel of land along the river to his secretary peter fauconnier hyde s name was given to an estate on that property and later to the town the town formed in 1821 ...

tour 3 old po s d tr cro f id staatsburg o ir r 14 9 cr 16 cr 37 13 pleasant plains rymp hr d 8 sout h route 9 rd cr 17 cros s rd 7 town of hyde park hibernia 5 6 hyde park village route 9 g 22 ca rd in 15 salt point ta way co park nic state 4 roosevelt inn of hyde park twist restaurant coppola s of hyde park 23 cr 41 ro ute 1 15 al rd cr 41 cr 16 3 2 route 9 24 c 9 r 3 melville route 9g rd town of pleasant valley tinkert e4 ut ro rd taconic s tate par kway 4 ow n ll r d ro 1 ute 1 pin e hi 26 cr 39 cre ek r cr 40a g route 9 rou te 9 va n ro ute start here 1 route 44 r brow n rd cr 71 rd ...

tour 3 an important research library for roosevelt-era scholars and the museum appeals to history buffs of all ages the henry a wallace visitor and education center opened in 2003 and named for the former secretary of agriculture 1933­40 and vice-president during fdr s third term enables visitors to purchase tickets at one location for all local nps sites it features multipurpose rooms for conferences state-of-theart audio-visual facilities an auditorium and a new museum store the historic hyde park trail connects 8.5 miles of hiking trails between this site and others along the hudson river admission ...

tour 3 the narrow lane lined by trees and stone walls passes the former union free school l wooden barns with unique trefoil and quadrifoil windows victorian-era houses and a former stage stop the former bodenstein ice tool factory l and a cluster of earlier stores and an inn stand near the town fire house l and post office l on the r side of the road is a sandstone mile marker st margaret s episcopal church r nearby is a mid-19th c english gothic adaptation noted for its french medieval stained glass windows a gift of ogden mills the original home of the congregation a small carpenter gothic ...

tour 3 15 salt point a transportation center for grains and cattle two traditions account for the name the first holds that indians and early settlers set out salt licks to attract deer the second recalls a cattle drover s trick of fattening herds on the way to market by feeding cattle salt before their final fording increasing sale weight by adding water today farms are devoted to horse cattle and sheep breeding drive 3.1 miles on rt 44 west to albrecht s dairy 17 albrecht s dairy r main house ca 1797 an early structure on approach to the village drive 0.2 mile to st paul s episcopal church ...

tour 3 drive 1.7 miles south on rt 9g to entrance of eleanor roosevelt national historic site at val-kill 25 eleanor roosevelt national historic site at val-kill l the name translates to stream of falls this 180-acre wooded plot on the fallkill was a favorite roosevelt family picnic spot in 1924 fdr deeded it to his wife and friends to build a weekend retreat the first building on the site stone cottage was inspired by 18th c hudson valley dutch farmhouses val-kill industries a crafts training and rural economic development experiment began and ended here in a simple stucco building called ...

to build estates and encouraged tourism fertile soils and an important role in ...

tour 4 52 miles 2 hours start this tour begins at route 44 east exit off of taconic parkway drive 1.8 miles to rt 44a 1 cornell cooperative extension of dutchess county l provides educational programs for youth adults families and communities while enhancing the economic social agricultural and natural resources of dutchess county call 845/677-3488 for turn left on franklin ave drive 0.8 mile to rt 44 east 5 millbrook village flourished as a result of local businessmen such as george h brown owner of the united states condensing co est 1864 who brought in the newburgh dutchess columbia rr ...

tour 4 scenic views l frame lithgow an 18th c farm hamlet est 1760 as the country seat of david johnstone its name was inspired by a family home in linlithgow scotland it is at the eastern end of the misnamed shunpike from hibernia shunpikes traditionally were developed to avoid toll roads but this 18th c short cut predates the dutchess turnpike 10 amenia this unincorporated village formerly paine s corners grew at the crossing of the turnpike the great rd to ny and the ny harlem rr park and walk to shops/restaurants at the intersection of rts 44 and 22 the 19th c amenia island cemetery l on ...

tour 4 11 troutbeck country inn r formerly a gathering place for the literati and liberals of the twenties this gentle upscale 600-acre english estate hosts weddings conferences and country inn visitors www.troutbeck.com 845/373-9681 a romantic european country house on the ny/ct border site of the 1916 amenia conference that unified the naacp glorious grounds and gardens babbling brook 42 guestrooms tennis courts dover turnpike rt 343 leading over the fishkill range was a branch of the dutchess turnpike a toll road 13 dutchess day school r founded in the 1950s by a group of parents interested ...

tour 5 tour 5 barmore road trinity church palen/platt home welcome to poughkeepsie and lagrange the route begins north of the city of poughkeepsie on the hudson winding into the town and past the remaining farms and orchards of lagrange poughkeepsie was settled in 1687 after a patent was issued to robert sanders and myndert harmense the city and town are governed separately city of poughkeepsie measures 4.78 square miles town of poughkeepsie encompasses 38.68 the first settlement near the falkill retained its wappinger indian name uppuqui-ipis-ing meaning reed-covered lodge by the little water ...

tour 5 ro ute 9 route 9g c start here 2 5 brown and white directional and site signs t es tag ot 33 1 finish cosimo s trattoria restaurant on fult st creek rd av e n wag van 32 31 hudson river south ave d 44 ro ute /55 arte rial 28 ro ut 27 cr 46 ta un mo ho boardman rd 12 rout e9 cr town of poughkeepsie 49 dr fink u ro 18 r spakenkill d route 55 49 er te 55 rou 15 14 cr 4 8 17 16 freedom plains lau le al route 113 rym rd ph yr d cr rd 26 13 no 21 noxo nr 22 45 miles 2.5 hours start tour 3 begins on rt 9 north of city of poughkeepsie at the main gate of marist college i of rt 9 and fulton ...

tour 5 the name of a high lookout point near the bridge where traders once watched for sloops riverside parking trails picnic benches 6 fdr mid-hudson bridge r a steel suspension bridge built during the administration of governor franklin d roosevelt opened august 1930 it marked the end of ferries and the beginning of the nys bridge authority 7 poughkeepsie railroad station l nr erected in 1918 and modeled after nyc s grand central station it had fallen into disrepair and disuse in the 1960s carefully restored it provides a thriving mode of transportation for metro-north rr and amtrak from the ...

tour 5 locust grove samuel morse historic site 11 poughkeepsie rural cemetery r in 1852 matthew vassar and a select committee chose the former smith thompson farm rust plaets dutch for resting place near the old livingston family plot as a cemetery site beautiful landscaped grounds and outbuildings reflect rural cemetery movement aesthetics that were dedicated november 2 1853 tradition holds the marshy area east of the cemetery to be the little resting place that named poughkeepsie grounds open daily please respect cemetery rules 12 locust grove samuel morse historic site r nr in 1847 samuel ...

tour 5 19 vassar college r nr founded by poughkeepsie brewer matthew vassar in the 1850s public parking is on right belle skinner hall of music built 1932 was inspired by a medieval french village main gate built 1905 connects frederick thompson memorial library with taylor hall vassar college and the frances lehman loeb art center on the campus grounds are the chapel with tiffany stained glass windows and powerhouse theatre visitors welcome to campus public programs maps and program information available from the press and information office call 845/437-7000 for 20 arlington during the american ...

tour 5 26 freedom plains presbyterian church l the congregation formed in 1827 met in a barn until the lumber for the church arrived by sloop from albany in 1828 30 glebe house l a small brick house museum built 1767 as a farm/rectory or glebe for christ episcopal church open by appt call 845/471-1630 for turn right on freedom rd cr 47 bear right and continue on freedom rd cr 47 drive 1.7 miles to mountain rd freedom the original name of the town in 1821 was also given to the old road to oswego farms along the route date from the 18th c working farms today include orchards dairies vegetable ...

of rail service that now encourages tourism and commuting union vale measuring 38. ...

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 ...

tour 6 drive 1.4 miles to north clove rd cr 9 turn right and drive 3.2 miles to i of cr9 cr 24 5 abel tree farm pvt both sides of road at abel pond grows christmas trees 6 union vale grange #887 l active since 1900 the town garage r was a wpa project north clove at the northern end of the valley is a tiny farming community drive 1.4 miles to dorn rd turn left on dorn rd drive 0.8 mile to furnace rd turn right and drive 0.4 mile to stop sign at cr9 unmarked 12 beekman furnace l in the 19th c processed 700 tons of ore annually from union vale mines the impressive remains of the clove springs ...

tour 6 16 green haven correctional facility r visible across the fields the facility was constructed by new york state just prior to wwi when it was used by the federal government during the war arnold larson inc www.arnoldlarsoncollectio n.com 845/724-5502 a scandinavian importer and gift shop founded in 1945 our company imports swedish goods and manufactures the arnold larson collection of fine crystal in our on-premise glass-blowing factory the old pawling/beekman turnpike over pawling mt was a privately owned toll road from 1824 to 1906 historic marker l pvt indicates the former entrance ...

tour 6 turn left on west main st bear right at y on curve to east main st which curves past the eastlake style pawling central baptist church l ca 1879 drive 0.8 mi to rt 22 24 peale center for christian living l the center museum interprets the lives of world-renowned religious leaders norman vincent and ruth stafford peale call 845/855-5000 for 25 john kane house nr l this building served as washington s headquarters from sept nov 1778 over tory kane s objections the historical society of quaker hill and pawling est 1910 maintains the house as a local history repository and museum the lowell ...

tour 6 bear right on rt 55 33 first baptist church l established 1757 cemetery is opposite church drive 0.9 mile to i with cr 6 turn right on rt 55 and continue 0.9 mile to webatuck craft village 34 webatuck craft village l quaint shops house craft studios galleries and a 1747 inn/furniture showroom food service is available at the buttonwood cafe or picnic along the stream call 845/832-6601 for turn around and drive 0.9 mile to i with cr 6 turn right on cr 6 drive 5.6 miles to rt 22 35 ten mile river r a favorite fishing area is a meandering stream fed by the swamp river that empties into ...

tour 7 tour 7 mount gulian historic site tallix inc madame brett homestead welcome to wappingers falls fishkill beacon and east fishkill wappinger takes its name from the wappinger indians beacon is named for its nearby mountain landmark and who lived in dutchess along the hudson settled in the 18th c and established as a town in 1875 it measures 27.05 square miles and includes the village of wappingers falls new hackensack hughsonville chelsea myers corners and stringham mill the wappinger and sprout creeks as well as the hudson river and king s highway rt 9 made the area appealing for early ...

tour 7 45 miles 2.5 hours start the tour begins in the town of wappinger on rt 376 at the service entrance to the dutchess county airport 1 new hackensack reformed church burial ground l formed in 1765 members built their first house of worship in 1766 on land given by joris brinckerhoff the woronock house restaurant r is a former inn dating to the mid-1700s successive renovations mask earlier vernacular architecture 4 mesier park nr l the only real village green in dutchess county has been a public park since ca 1891 when henry mesier sold it to the village for $5000 annual events focus around ...

tour 7 turn left on east main st rt 9d caution 6 zion episcopal church i the first in the village ca 1833 this late gothic revival was constructed of brownstone from benjamin clapp s local quarry continue on wheeler hill rd for 0.6 mile to stop sign keep right the road rises sharply to the top of the van wyck ridge where there are scenic vistas east and south continue 1 block turn right at light on rt 9d south ave turn right at the bottom of wheeler hill on unmarked old state rd turn right on north river rd 200 feet farther drive 1.6 miles on north river rd to bank st 11 scenic river vistas ...

tour 7 turn around and return to stop sign at entrance of complex turn right on rt 9d drive 1.0 mile to beekman st on rt 9d 17 hamilton fish sr newburgh-beacon bridge r is a through cantilever truss and continuous truss design 7855 feet in length opened as a single span by the nys bridge authority in 1963 it was increased in capacity by a 2nd span in 1980 18 southern dutchess country club r i with verplanck ave the clubhouse has at its center stone cot a dutch farmhouse built ca 1740 by the van voorhis family in the 19th c it was owned by john peter de windt who developed fishkill landing as ...

tour 7 scenic vistas of newburgh bay first called fishkill bay are visible from spy hill a revolutionary lookout point breakneck ridge and storm king mt south mark the hudson highlands 20 dia:beacon r the dia art foundation s renowned collection opened in 2003 this 300,000 sq ft facility an old paper factory is home to art from the 1960 s to the present noted artists include andy warhol josephy beuys on kawara agnes martin and richard serra admission tours call 845/440-0100 for howland cultural center turn left on tioranda ave park here for howland cultural center caution stop at i turn l ...

tour 7 29 derick brinckerhoff house l built ca 1719 the large white 2nd empire still owned by the same family began as a modest cottage during the revolution lafayette recuperated from pneumonia here and was also headquarters for gen mcdougall s 1st new york regiment bear right on rt 52 at light at i drive 2.4 miles to cr 31 palen rd 30 nimham monument center island l daniel nimham last sachem of the wappinger was a friend of catharyna brett he fought heroically in the american revolution was injured at the battle of cortland ridge and died with his son in the battle of kingsbridge it is thought ...

tour 7 32 brinckerhoff/pudney/palen house l this dutch colonial gambrel-roofed house dates from the late 18th c it is being restored by the east fishkill historical society to reflect periods of its development the house and a carriage house donated by ibm from the demolished van wyck/jay house are used as a community resource drive 2.1 miles to rt 82 turn right at light on rt 82 drive 4.3 miles to rt 52 37 hopewell junction r although settled a c earlier hopewell junction experienced major growth with the coming of the central new england newburgh and dutchess connecticut railroads which made ...

delights contact dutchess county tourism promotion agency 3 neptune rd ... county of dutchess the dutchess county tourism promotion agency is an agency of the ...

development corporation dutchess county tourism 3 neptune rd poughkeepsie ny 12601 845/ ...