East Fishkill, New York 12533
East Fishkill is a town in Dutchess County, New York. The population was 25,589 at the 2000 census. The town name is derived from its formation from Fishkill, NY.
The Town of East Fishkill is on the south border of the county.
Hudson Valley Research Park (formerly known as IBM East Fishkill) is located in the town, and houses 27 divisions and 4,700 regular employees for IBM Microelectronics. IBM also has an advanced, automated processor fabrication facility, and is developing the "Cell" processor there.
Real Estate listings in East Fishkill
16 Tiger Rd, East Fishkill NY$139,900
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Townsend Rd, East Fishkill NY$419,000
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4 br / 2 full, 1 partial ba / 2,873 sqft / $146/sqft
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148 Martin Rd, East Fishkill NY$399,900
3 br / 2 full, 1 partial ba / 2,696 sqft / $148/sqft
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24 Regal Pl, East Fishkill NY$460,000
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4 br / 2 full, 1 partial ba / 3,796 sqft / $121/sqft
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74 Thistle Ln, East Fishkill NY$700,000
4 br / 4 full, 1 partial ba / 6,559 sqft / $107/sqft
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82 Elk Rd, East Fishkill NY$195,000
3 br / 2 ba / 1,920 sqft / $102/sqft
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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 148.5 km?(57.3 mi?. 147.4 km?(56.9 mi? of it is land and 1.2 km?(0.4 mi? 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.
- East Fishkill -- The hamlet of East Fishkill.
- Fishkill Plains -- A hamlet in the northwest part of the town.
- Gayhead -- A location south of East Fishkill.
- 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.
- 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 settler Derrick Storm.
- Wiccopee -- A hamlet near the west town line.
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