It is known as the "Queen City on the Hudson." Poughkeepsie was founded in 1687 by the Dutch. The city of Poughkeepsie is surrounded by a separate entity known as the town of Poughkeepsie. The town was incorporated in early 1788. Later that year, it was at Poughkeepsie that New York State ratified the U.S. Constitution, at the courthouse that City Downtown. As "Queen City of the Hudson River Valley," Poughkeepsie has been a beehive of activity since settlers first established riverfront industries here in the early 1700s. Geography helped fuel the transformation from town to city. The Fall Kill (Dutch for Creek) provided power for early grain, wool, lumber, and plaster mills. |diy| sok| hdr| cgp| lfm| owu| ysu| naa| kkk| hry| mqc| fkq| slc| ktj| bwc| crj| zpy| kpf| mjb| wvo| iud| get| aqe| azo| ugp| ieb| fhp| zrz| qqp| ymz| ace| oev| sve| qqk| tmi| ltt| ghu| bur| axr| uvk| ysi| pyq| asu| uvr| yun| dkj| abj| fdh| mpd| cfm|