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Dutchess County

County in New York, United States

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Overview

Dutchess County is in New York's Hudson Valley.

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Taconic State Parkway runs through the center of the county and connects Albany and the I90 east-west portion of the Thruway system to New York City via the Saw Mill River and the Henry Hudson…
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Get inTaconic State Parkway runs through the center of the county and connects Albany and the I90 east-west portion of the Thruway system to New York City via the Saw Mill River and the Henry Hudson Parkways.

SeeS. history: the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum, the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, the Home of Franklin D.

DoFollow the Dutchess County Wine Trail. New York state is one of the larger wine producing states in the United States.

Stay safeCounty-wide 911 system for summoning emergency assistance. Dutchess County encompasses some of the safest areas in the United States and is a safe place to visit.

ConnectMost of the county is in telephone area code 845. The northeastern portion of the county uses the 518 area code.

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Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Dutchess County" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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