Old Albany Post Road History

Old Albany Post Road History

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Thanks to Dr. Benjamin Franklin, the post road presently known as Old Albany Post Road, began at City Hall Park and ended in Albany. The focus of this page is Putnam and Dutchess County - unique not only because of native plants and geologically with woodlands, wetlands, and wildlife, but where they meet, a virtual city arose from 1776 to 1783: the Fishkill Supply Depot was the premier military su

RevCon 2026 | June 13 | FDR Presidential Library and Museum 06/02/2026

Dutchess County's Revolutionary History
While no Revolutionary War battles were fought here, Dutchess County played a vital role in the Patriot cause. In fact, the Village of Fishkill was home to one of the largest supply depots for the Continental Army during the war.

RevCon 2026 | June 13 | FDR Presidential Library and Museum Dutchess County continues its multi-year commemoration of America’s semiquincentennial with RevCon 2026 — the third-annual Revolutionary War Reenactment and History Fair — hosted by Destination Dutchess and the Dutchess County Department of History on June 13.

06/01/2026

Please visit our modernized website featuring the three (3) newly-identified soldiers who perished in Fishkill during the American Revolution. Click on www.fishkillsupplydepot.org for this new content and be sure to visit the Tribute page www.fishkillsupplydepot.org/Xtribute.html where you can learn the stories of over 90 patriots who also "Fell in Fishkill."

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