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Dutchess County is a county located in the
U.S. state of New York. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region
of the Hudson Valley. It is part of the New York Metropolitan
Area. The county seat is Poughkeepsie. The county was named in
honor of Mary of Modena, Duchess of York, second wife of the
future King James II. Somehow, a "t" got added to the county name.
This was probably a misunderstanding due to the large number of
Dutch immigrants in upstate New York at the time, coupled with the
looseness of spelling in 17th-century English.
(from http://en.wikipedia.org/)
County
Seat: Poughkeepsie
Year
Organized: 1683
Square
Miles: 802
Courthouse Info:
County Office Building
22 Market
Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3222
Phone:
(845)486-2020
Fax: (845)486-2021
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