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Rhinebeck (village), New York

Rhinebeck, New York
Village
Beekman Arms Inn, the oldest continually operating inn in America
Beekman Arms Inn, the oldest continually operating inn in America
Official seal of Rhinebeck, New York
Seal
Location of Rhinebeck, New York
Location of Rhinebeck, New York
Coordinates: 41°55′39″N 73°54′32″W / 41.92750°N 73.90889°W / 41.92750; -73.90889Coordinates: 41°55′39″N 73°54′32″W / 41.92750°N 73.90889°W / 41.92750; -73.90889
Country United States
State New York
County Dutchess
Town Rhinebeck
Incorporated 1834
Area
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation 200 ft (61 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,657
 • Density 1,744/sq mi (673.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 12572
Area code(s) 845 Exchanges: 871,876
FIPS code 36-61346
GNIS feature ID 0962436
Website www.rhinebecknyvillage.org

Rhinebeck is a village in the town of Rhinebeck in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 2,657 at the 2010 census. It is part of the PoughkeepsieNewburghMiddletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New YorkNewarkBridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.

The village of Rhinebeck is the principal community in the town. The postal ZIP code is 12572. U.S. Route 9 passes through the village.

European settlement in the Rhinebeck area dates to 1686, when a group of Dutch crossed the river from Kingston and bought 2,200 acres (890 ha) of land from the local Iroquois nation. Later, Henry Beekman obtained a patent for the land and saw a need for development to begin. He brought into the area Casper Landsman, a miller, and William Traphagen, a builder. In 1703, the New York colonial assembly approved money for the construction of the King's Highway, later known as the Albany Post Road and today most of Route 9. Three years later Traphagen bought a tract of land in Beekman's patent where the King's Highway intersected the Sepasco Indian Trail, the route today followed by Market Street. He built a house and tavern on the trail a short distance west of the King's Highway. This was the beginning of Rhinebeck.


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