| East Fishkill Contributor(s): J. Mills, Malcolm (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738544604 ISBN-13: 9780738544601 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: In Revolutionary days, East Fishkill was on the route of an important highway from Boston to the Hudson River, traveled by Gen. George Washington, Gen. John Burgoyne, and John Jay. The town separated from Fishkill in 1849 and received its own charter. East Fishkill remained a mainly agricultural community until 1960, when IBM opened a chip-manufacturing plant in town. Then it changed dramatically: the farmland disappeared under housing and commercial development. East Fishkill offers a fascinating glimpse of life in the town while it was still rural. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 974.702 |
| LCCN: 2005936219 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.54" W x 9.24" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New York - Locality - Dutchess County, N.Y. - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: East Fishkill offers a fascinating glimpse of life in the town while it was still rural. In Revolutionary days, East Fishkill was on the route of an important highway from Boston to the Hudson River, traveled by Gen. George Washington, Gen. John Burgoyne, and John Jay. The town separated from Fishkill in 1849 and received its own charter. East Fishkill remained a mainly agricultural community until 1960, when IBM opened a chip-manufacturing plant in town. Then it changed dramatically: the farmland disappeared under housing and commercial development. |
Contributor Bio(s): J. Mills, Malcolm: - East Fishkill contains vintage photographs from the East FishkillHistorical Society, town hall archive, and personal collections of many residents. It was compiled by Malcolm J. Mills, director of the East Fishkill Historical Society. Mills has begun a collection of horse-drawn carriages for the society and, as a local resident, iscurrently restoring a pre-1790 house in town. |