POUGHKEEPSIE is a town in Dutchess County, New York,USA. The name is derived from the native term,"Uppu-qui-ipis-in" which means "reed covered hut by the water."
The Town of Poughkeepsie borders the City of Poughkeepsie and is on the western side of Dutchess County.
The area includes a large IBM campus noted for its ongoing development and manufacturing of IBM mainframes.
Vassar College, Marist College and Dutchess Community College are located in the town of Poughkeepsie.
source: Wikipedia
2 comments:
And no name can be more charming than Poughkeepsie, which certainly deserves to be the name of your blog :)
Mrs.P hi... lovely name isn't it! I have to spell it out every now then to be sure. After all it's not easy as MAIN St. ;)
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