Information on East Fishkill, NY

East Fishkill is a town on the southern border of Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 29,029 at the 2010 census. The town name is derived from its formation from Fishkill, NY.

Hudson Valley Research Park (formerly known as IBM East Fishkill) is located in the town, and houses 27 divisions and 4,700 regular employees forIBM Microelectronics. IBM also has an advanced, automated processor fabrication facility, and is developing the "Cell" processor there.

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History

One early settler arrived around 1759. The town of East Fishkill was established in 1849 from the eastern part of the town of Fishkill. The name "Fishkill" comes from that of the river which the Dutch settlers in the area called "Vis Kill" which means "Stream full of fish".

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 57.3 square miles (148 km²), of which, 56.9 square miles (147 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (0.78%) is water.

The south town line is the border of Putnam County.

Interstate 84 and the Appalachian Trail pass across the town. The Taconic State Parkway runs north-south as well.

Communities and locations in East Fishkill

• Arthursburg – A hamlet by the north town line, named for Chester A. Arthur, twenty-first president of the United States.^[3]
• East Fishkill – A hamlet.
• Fishkill Plains – A hamlet in the northwest part of the town.
• Gayhead – A location south of East Fishkill hamlet.
• Green Haven Correctional Facility – A maximum security prison.
• Hillside Lake – A location northeast of Fishkill Plains.
• Hopewell Junction – A hamlet in the northwest part of the town.
• Hortontown – A hamlet in the eastern part.
• Leetown An area on top of Stormville Mtn, named after early settlers.
• Johnsontown – A hamlet near the west border.
• Lomala – A hamlet south of Hopewell Junction.
• Pecksville – A hamlet in the southeast corner of the town.
• Shenandoah – A hamlet in the south part of the town.
• Stormville – A hamlet in the eastern part of the town named after early settlers, brothers Jacob and Rupert Storm.
• Wiccopee – A hamlet near the west town line.