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History:
Origin of name: Named after George Clinton, governor of New
York during the Revolutionary War.
Clinton Township, population 4,010 (2000 census) is comprised of 37.60 sq. miles
and is situated in the west central part of the county. Its is bounded on
the north by Rhinebeck and Milan, on the south by Pleasant Valley, on the east
by Washington and Stanford, and on the west by Hyde Park. It was named in
honor of Governor George Clinton when it was formed for part of Charlotte and
Rhinebeck Precincts in 1786. It became a town in 1788 and was reduced in
size on January 26, 1821, when Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley were formed from
it. It contains four buildings on the National Register of Historic
Places, one of which is Upton Lake Grange (constructed by Quakers in 1777 as the
Creek Meeting House). Hamlets are: Clinton Corners, Clinton Hollow, Schultzville,
Pleasant Plains, Hibernia and Bullshead.
Town Historian: Craig Marshall
845-266-8261
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