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Greater Walkway Experience, Poughkeepsie, New York
Marker detail: Poughkeepsie waterfront mid-19th century, prior to the railroad bridge
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| On North Water Street, 0.2 miles north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Long before locomotives and automobiles, the Hudson River was like a super highway attracting intrepid explorers, settlers, and businessmen. As such, the area's earliest economic development dotted the lush banks of the waterfront. This is where . . . — — Map (db m140324) HM |
| On Civic Center Plaza at Mansion Street, on the right when traveling north on Civic Center Plaza. |
| | As "Queen City of the Hudson River Valley," Poughkeepsie has been a beehive of activity since settlers first established riverfront industries here in the early 1700s. Geography helped fuel the transformation from town to city. The Fall Kill Creek . . . — — Map (db m141937) HM |
| On South Clover Street just south of Main Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | In many ways, the city's oldest neighborhood follows the meandering history of Poughkeepsie itself. Starting as a mere footpath that connected the early hilltop settlement to the Union Store on the riverbank, this major artery was officially . . . — — Map (db m144740) HM |
| On Garfield Place at Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling south on Garfield Place. |
| | Standing witness to the city's stature, this manicured mix of distinctive homes recalls the aspirations of the inventors, industrialists, and civic leaders who called Poughkeepsie home over a century ago. Comprised of four national historic . . . — — Map (db m144741) HM |
| On North Clover Street north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Vibrant immigrant enclaves steeped in old world values and ethnic food are part of the American landscape. However, the locomotive age made Poughkeepsie’s Little Italy, sprouting in the shadow of a train trestle, truly distinct. The neighborhood’s . . . — — Map (db m144742) HM |
May. 19, 2024