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  2. The Fresh Air Fund - Wikipedia

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    The Fresh Air Fund is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit agency founded in 1877. At sleep-away camps in New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley, visiting volunteer host families along the East Coast in NYC-based programs, children get to have new experiences, learn new skills and gain new perspectives. Fresh Air children also participate in year-round ...

  3. Fresh Kills Landfill - Wikipedia

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    Closed. March 22, 2001. (2001-03-22) Area. • Total. 900 ha (2,200 acres) The Fresh Kills Landfill was a landfill covering 2,200 acres (890 ha) in the borough of Staten Island in New York City, United States. The name comes from the landfill's location along the banks of the Fresh Kills estuary in western Staten Island.

  4. Van Wyck Homestead Museum - Wikipedia

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    1974. The Van Wyck Homestead Museum or Van Wyck-Wharton House (pronounced Van Wike) is an early 18th-century Dutch colonial house in the Town of Fishkill, New York, United States of America. It served as a headquarters to a major military supply depot during the American Revolutionary War and has been listed on the National Register of Historic ...

  5. Fishkill (town), New York - Wikipedia

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    Fishkill is a town in the southwestern part of Dutchess County, New York, United States. It lies approximately 60 miles (97 km) north of New York City. The population was 24,226 at the 2010 census. [1] Fishkill surrounds the city of Beacon, and contains a village, which is also named Fishkill. The name Fishkill derives from the Dutch words vis ...

  6. Fishkill Village District - Wikipedia

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    The Fishkill Village District is a federally recognized historic district in the New York community. It is roughly defined as Main Street ( NY 52) between Cary and Hopewell streets. Of the 108 buildings within this district, those that are contributing properties date from between the late 18th century to the late 19th century.

  7. Fresh Kills - Wikipedia

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    State. New York. City. New York City. Borough. Staten Island. Fresh Kills (from the Middle Dutch word kille, meaning "riverbed" or "water channel") is a stream and freshwater estuary in the western portion of the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is the site of the Fresh Kills Landfill, formerly New York City's principal landfill.

  8. Fishkill, New York - Wikipedia

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    36-25967. GNIS feature ID. 0977519. Website. vofishkill.us. Fishkill is a village within the town of Fishkill in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The village is in the eastern part of the town of Fishkill on U.S. Route 9. It is north of Interstate 84. NY 52 is the main street.

  9. Hudson Highlands State Park - Wikipedia

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    Hudson Highlands State Park is a non-contiguous state park in the U.S. state of New York, located on the east side of the Hudson River. The park runs from Peekskill in Westchester County, through Putnam County, to Beacon in Dutchess County, in the eastern section of the Hudson Highlands . The park's lands, heavily mined, logged and quarried in ...