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marketing conditions 



FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION 



Railroads 



The New York Central runs two lines north and south the 

 entire length of the county. The Hudson River division extends 

 along the river on the west and the Harlem division near the 

 eastern border. 



The Central New England, entering the county from Con- 

 necticut, divides and connects with the .New York Central at 

 three points — Rhinecliff , Poughkeepsie, and Beacon. 



A line also runs from Poughkeepsie to Hopewell Junction. 

 At Poughkeepsie this road crosses the Hudson over one of the 

 highest bridges in the world. This road subdivides in the north- 

 ern part of the county, forming a junction at Pine Plains, one line 

 connecting with the Harlem division at Millerton. 



The New York, New Haven and Hartford extends from Hope- 

 well Junction through East Fishkill, Beekman, and Pawling into 

 Putnam County and Connecticut. 



Electric Roads 

 An electric line runs between Poughkeepsie and Wappingers 

 Falls, and another between Beacon and Fishkill. 



Improved Highways 



Improved highways extend north and south the entire length 

 of the county in both the eastern and western parts. That on 

 the east runs from Mt Riga through Millerton, Amenia, and 

 Dover Plains south to New York. On the west side it forms a 

 part of the state road between Albany and New York, passing 

 through Red Hook. Rhinebeck, Poughkeepsie, Wappingers Falls, 

 and Fishkill. Roads from each of the two places last mentioned 

 run to Beacon. 



From Fishkill an improved highway extends east to Storm- 

 ville, branching northwest at East Fishkill and passing through 

 Hopewell Junction. From Poughkeepsie a short section extends 

 north to East Park and another runs east to Arlington and north- 

 east through Pleasant Valley, Washington Hollow, Millbrook, and 

 Amenia, where it connects with the highway following the rail- 

 road through the east side of the county. 



