Poughkeepsie (
/pəˈkɪpsiː/)
is a
city in the
state of
New York,
United States, which serves as the
county seat of
Dutchess County. Poughkeepsie is located in the
Hudson River Valley midway between
New York City and
Albany. The name derives from a word in the
Wappinger language, roughly U-puku-ipi-sing,
meaning "the reed covered lodge by the little-water
place," referring to a spring or stream feeding into
the
Hudson River, south of the present downtown
area. Poughkeepsie is known as "The Queen City of
the Hudson." Poughkeepsie is the largest principal
city of the
Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown metropolitan area,
which includes all of Dutchess and
Orange counties. It was originally settled in
the 17th century by the Dutch, and became New York's
second capital shortly after the
American Revolution. It was chartered as a city
in 1854. Major bridges in the city include the
Poughkeepsie Bridge, a former railroad bridge
now serving as a public walkway, and the
Mid-Hudson Bridge, a major thoroughfare built in
1930 that carries
U.S. Route 44 (concurrent
with
State Route 55) over the Hudson.
/pəˈkɪpsiː/)
is a
city in the
state of
New York,
United States, which serves as the
county seat of
Dutchess County. Poughkeepsie is located in the
Hudson River Valley midway between
New York City and
Albany. The name derives from a word in the
Wappinger language, roughly U-puku-ipi-sing,
meaning "the reed covered lodge by the little-water
place," referring to a spring or stream feeding into
the
Hudson River, south of the present downtown
area. Poughkeepsie is known as "The Queen City of
the Hudson." Poughkeepsie is the largest principal
city of the
Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown metropolitan area,
which includes all of Dutchess and
Orange counties. It was originally settled in
the 17th century by the Dutch, and became New York's
second capital shortly after the
American Revolution. It was chartered as a city
in 1854. Major bridges in the city include the
Poughkeepsie Bridge, a former railroad bridge
now serving as a public walkway, and the
Mid-Hudson Bridge, a major thoroughfare built in
1930 that carries
U.S. Route 44 (concurrent
with
State Route 55) over the Hudson.
