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| | History - Town of Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York, USA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17) |
 | | At the time of the Revolution there was a small settlement at Upper Red Hook, docks at Tivoli, at Barrytown and at Cruger's Island, and saw mills on the Saw Kill at Annandale, at Red Hook Mills, at Rock City and on the White Clay Kill near Tivoli. |
 | | Thomas' Tavern in Upper Red Hook and Elmendorph's Inn in "lower" Red Hook (both are still standing, the latter restored as a local landmark), were important meeting places, and the "Old Red Church" in Tivoli was the only house of worship. |
 | | Until the end of the 18th Century, the neighborhood of the present Village of Red Hook was known as "Hardscrabble". |
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