Around Fishkill

by Fishkill Historical Society

Book Overview

In 1685, Dutch merchants Francis Rombout and Gulian Verplanck received their Crown patent for the purchase of what is known as the Rombout Patent.

This was the first and largest portion of Dutchess County to be licensed for purchase from the Wappinger Indians. The town of Fishkill covers only a small portion of this 85,000-acre parcel of land, but it played an important role for years to come in the shaping of the region and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738563781
• ISBN13: 9780738563787
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.3"