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  2. Lewis Mumford House - Wikipedia

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    The Lewis Mumford House is located on Leedsville Road ( Dutchess County Route 2) in the Town of Amenia, New York, United States. It is a white Federal style building dating to the 1830s. Social philosopher, historian and cultural critic Lewis Mumford and his wife bought the house in the late 1920s, originally using it as a summer house.

  3. Amenia (town), New York - Wikipedia

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    GNIS feature ID. 0942425 [ 2] Website. www .ameniany .gov. Amenia is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 3,769 at the 2020 census, [ 3] down from 4,436 at the 2010 census. [ 4] The town is on the eastern border of the county.

  4. Joel Elias Spingarn - Wikipedia

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    He served as a member of the Board of Managers for the New York Botanical Garden. [11] He lived with his wife, Amy Einstein Spingarn, in Manhattan and at their country estate which later became the Troutbeck Inn and Conference Center [12] in Amenia, New York. They had two sons, including Stephen J. Spingarn, and two daughters.

  5. Ten Mile River (Housatonic River tributary) - Wikipedia

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    The Ten Mile River ( Tenmile River on federal maps [1]) is a 15.4-mile-long (24.8 km) [2] river that flows through Dutchess County, New York, into westernmost Connecticut. The river is formed in the town of Amenia, New York, at the confluence of Webatuck Creek and Wassaic Creek. The Ten Mile River runs south through the town of Dover, New York ...

  6. List of New York State Historic Markers in Dutchess County ...

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    Amenia, New York: Created In 1638, And Named For The Dutchess Of York. The "t" In Original Name Is Still Used. 3: Amenia: US 44, North of Amenia Amenia, New York: Named From The Latin "amoena," "pleasant To The Eye," By Dr. Thomas Young, Early Settler, Who Also Named Vermont. 4: New York State: NYS 343, Northeast of Leedsville, At NY-CT Line ...

  7. Troutbeck - Wikipedia

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    Trout Beck, a Cumbrian 'beck' in whose valley lies Troutbeck, South Lakeland. Troutbeck Tongue, a mountain in Cumbria above Trout Beck. Troutbeck (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse.

  8. Great Nine Partners Patent - Wikipedia

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    Great Nine Partners Patent. The Great Nine Partners Patent, also known as the "Lower Nine Partners Patent," was a land grant in Dutchess County, New York, made on May 27, 1697, by New York governor Benjamin Fletcher . The parcel included about four miles (6 km) along the Hudson River and was eight to ten miles (13 to 16 km) wide, extending from ...

  9. Dutchess County, New York - Wikipedia

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    Dutchess County, New York. /  41.76°N 73.75°W  / 41.76; -73.75. Dutchess County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 295,911. [ 4] The county seat is the city of Poughkeepsie. [ 5] The county was created in 1683, one of New York's first twelve counties, [ A] and later organized in 1713.