Fairfield County, Connecticut – southeast.Berkshire County, Massachusetts – northeast.On the east, in the Oblong, streams drain into the Housatonic River in adjacent Connecticut.Ī border nearly one-half mile (800 m) long exists with Berkshire County, Massachusetts, in the extreme northern end of 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.
Other, smaller tributaries of the Hudson such as the Saw Kill drain the northwestern portion of the county. Within that watershed are 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. To its south is the 193-square-mile (500 km 2) watershed of Dutchess County's second-longest stream, 33.5 mi (53.9 km) Fishkill Creek, part of which spills over into Putnam County. Its 211-square-mile (550 km 2) watershed is likewise the largest in the county. 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. The highest point of neighboring Fairfield County, Connecticut, is a 1,290-foot (390 m) point along the state line in Pawling. The lowest point is sea level, along the Hudson River. The highest point in the county is the summit of Brace Mountain, in the Taconics, at 2,311 feet (704 m) above sea level. Summit of Brace Mountain, the highest point in Dutchess County
The terrain of the county is mostly hilly, especially in the Hudson Highlands in the southwestern corner and the Taconic Mountains to the northeast. Depending on precise location within the county, road travel distance to New York City ranges between 58 miles (93 km) and 110 miles (180 km). It contains two cities: Beacon and Poughkeepsie. ĭutchess County 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. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 825 square miles (2,140 km 2), of which 796 square miles (2,060 km 2) is land and 30 square miles (78 km 2) (3.6%) is water. The northern and eastern regions of 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. 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. Prior to the 1960s, Dutchess County was primarily agricultural. Roosevelt National Historic Site, managed by the National Park Service. His family's home is now the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt lived in his family home in Hyde Park, overlooking the Hudson River. From 1730 until 1775, New Englanders were the primary new settlers in Dutchess County. įrom 1715 to 1730, most of the new settlers in Dutchess county were Germans. They settled along the Fishkill Creek and in the areas that are now Poughkeepsie and Rhinebeck.
Many of these moved in from Albany and Ulster counties. The Patents įrom 1683 to 1715, most of the settlers in Dutchess County were Dutch. In 1812, Putnam County was detached from Dutchess. In 2013, Dutchess County celebrated its 300th anniversary of democracy based upon a legislative resolution sponsored by County Legislator Michael Kelsey from Salt Point. 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. Until 1713, Dutchess was administered by Ulster County. 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. 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 61,660 acres (249.5 km 2) east of the Byram River making up the Connecticut Panhandle were granted to Connecticut, in recognition of the wishes of the residents. 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. A 1799 map of Connecticut which shows The Oblong ( Low's Encyclopaedia)
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