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At first glance, Pine Plains looks like an ordinary, small country town. Like the other towns in Dutchess County, it was created from a larger tract, called a patent, granted by the English Crown to groups of men or companies for speculation.
At first glance, Pine Plains looks like an ordinary, small country town. Like the other towns in Dutchess County, it was created from a larger tract, called a patent, granted by the English Crown to groups of men or companies for speculation.
Pine Plains is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 2,218 at the 2020 census. [2] The name is derived from the geographic character of the region. The hamlet of Pine Plains is on the northern border of the county.
Tucked into the northeastern corner of Dutchess County, Pine Plains is one of the Hudson Valley’s true hidden gems. It’s a small town, especially when compared to county hotspots like Beacon and Poughkeepsie. Yet what it lacks in size it makes up in personality.
A town that exemplifies the best of small-town America, Pine Plains’ namesake are its many pine trees. Rumored to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad, the location of a bootlegging and distilling operation during Prohibition, and home to unique natural attractions like Stissing Mountain and Thompson Pond – this country town is ...
Two hundred years ago this week, on March 26, 1823, New York state lawmakers formally established Pine Plains as an independent town. But according to Dutchess County historian William Tatum, the law only confirmed what locals had already known for decades: When it came to the north Dutchess region, Pine Plains was the place to be.
Pine Plains is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 1,142 at the 2020 census. [2] It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
The Town of Pine Plains has made every effort to ensure that information posted to this website is correct at the time of posting. However, meeting dates, times and places are always subject to change; it is recommended that you contact a local official or the representative of an event posted, for confirmation before attending.
The Town of Pine Plains has made every effort to ensure that information posted to this website is correct at the time of posting. However, meeting dates, times and places are always subject to change; it is recommended that you contact a local official or the representative of an event posted, for confirmation before attending.
For many, the name “Pine Plains” evokes a dot on the map while driving along the Taconic State Parkway, but to relegate the Hudson Valley town to a bypassing point on a map is to commit a history lover’s faux pas.