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Fishkill is a town in the southwestern part of Dutchess County, New York, United States.It lies approximately 60 miles (97 km) north of New York City.The population was 24,226 at the 2010 census. [1]
Fishkill is located in the former territory of the Wappinger people. It was part of the Rombout Patent granted to Francis Rombouts, Gulian VerPlanck, and Stephanus Van Cortlandt of New Amsterdam in 1685. The name "Fishkill" evolved from two Dutch words, vis (fish) and kil (stream or creek). [3] In 1714, Dutch immigrants settled in the area.
It is bordered to the west by the village of Fishkill, to the north by Fishkill Creek, to the southeast by 904-foot (276 m) Honness Mountain, and to the northeast by New York State Route 52. Merritt Boulevard is the main thoroughfare through the community, connecting NY 52 to the northeast with U.S. Route 9 in the southern part of Fishkill village.
Downstate Correctional Facility was a maximum-security prison in the Town of Fishkill in the Hudson Valley region of New York. [1] It was located along the north side (i.e. westbound) of Interstate 84 , opening in 1979 and closing in 2022.
Fishkill Correctional Facility, a medium security prison in Dutchess County Fishkill Creek , a tributary of the Hudson River Fishkill Farms , Dutchess County, New York
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Dutchess Manor was a restaurant and catering hall located along NY 9D in the Town of Fishkill, New York, United States, between the city of Beacon and Breakneck Ridge.It is one of the most distinctive Hudson Valley buildings in the Second Empire architectural style, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [2]
East Fishkill is a town on the southern border of Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 29,707 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] Until its creation in 1849, the town was the eastern portion of the town of Fishkill .