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 | | Dutchess County brings to mind the FDR estate, the nation’s first Presidential Library and the only National Historic Site to honor a first lady -- Eleanor Roosevelt’s home, Val-Kill; Vassar College, Millbrook and Rhinebeck estates, Harlem Valley farms and horse breeding stables, and the state’s oldest county historical society. |
 | | The county is a magnet for researchers, historians, weekend heritage tourists and those who seek a vacation home surrounded by scenic landscapes, history and culture. |
 | | The river- as a vital transportation artery to the interior- and the railroad, later, contributed to population diversity reflecting world demographics, Dutch, English, Scots, French Huguenots, German Palatines, Irish and African Americans were among its earliest citizens, followed in the 19th century by waves of immigration from northern Europe, the Mediterranean, Middle East and Asia. |
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