Kingston, New York

E14146

city municipality

Kingston, New York is a historic city in the Hudson Valley that served as the first capital of New York State and is known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and waterfront district.

Aliases (5)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
areaCode	845 →
capitalOf	Province of New York (briefly) →
capitalStatusEnd	1777 →
capitalStatusStart	1777 →
charterGrantedBy	King Charles II of England →
charterYear	1669 →
climate	humid continental climate →
coordinateLocation	41.9270°N 73.9974°W →
country	United States of America →
countrySubdivision	Northeastern United States →
county	Ulster County, New York →
distanceTo	about 90 miles north of New York City →
economyIncludes	education → healthcare → tourism →
elevation	62 m →
governedBy	mayor–council government →
hasCulturalInstitution	Ulster Performing Arts Center →
hasHeritage	Dutch colonial heritage →
hasHistoricDistrict	Rondout–West Strand Historic District → Stockade Historic District →
hasHistoricRole	site of adoption of first New York State Constitution →
hasMuseum	Hudson River Maritime Museum → Senate House State Historic Site →
hasTransportation	Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge nearby →
hasWaterfrontArea	Rondout waterfront →
incorporatedAsCityIn	1872 →
isCountySeatOf	Ulster County, New York →
knownFor	Stockade Historic District → historic waterfront district → well-preserved colonial architecture →
locatedIn	Hudson Valley →
locatedNorthOf	New York City →
locatedOn	Hudson River → Rondout Creek →
locatedSouthOf	Albany, New York →
namedAfter	Kingston upon Thames →
originalName	Esopus → Wiltwyck →
partOf	New York metropolitan area (outer region) →
population	approximately 24,000 →
postalCode	12401 →
region	Mid-Hudson region →
state	New York →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
wasFirstCapitalOf	State of New York →
wasFoundedAs	Dutch settlement →

Referenced by (40)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Rondout–West Strand Historic District → Senate House State Historic Site → Stockade Historic District → Ulster Performing Arts Center →	locatedIn
Esopus Creek → New York State Route 28 → U.S. Route 9W →	passesThrough
Hudson River → Rondout Creek ("City of Kingston, New York") →	flowsThrough
Kingston–Port Ewen Suspension Bridge → Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge →	namedAfter
High Falls, New York → Woodstock, New York →	near
Rosendale, New York →	adjacentTo
revolutionary government of New York ("Kingston, New York (later)") →	capital
Ulster Performing Arts Center →	city
Kingston–Port Ewen Suspension Bridge →	connects
Interstate 87 →	connectsCity
Ulster County →	containsSettlement
Rondout Creek ("City of Kingston, New York") →	crosses
Delaware and Hudson Canal →	endPoint
Ulster County →	hasCountySeat
Kingston, New York ("Downtown Kingston") →	hasDistrict
Ulster County →	hasLargestCity
Wiltwyck →	hasSettlementSuccessor
Hyde Park, New York →	locatedNear
Mount Tremper, New York →	locatedWestOf
Hudson River Maritime Museum →	location
Hudson Valley →	majorCity
Ulster County Legislature →	meetingCity
Rondout Creek →	mouthLocation
Mount Tremper, New York ("Kingston, New York metropolitan area") →	partOfMetropolitanArea
US 9W →	passesNear
Peter Bogdanovich ("Kingston, New York, United States") →	placeOfBirth
Wiltwyck →	presentDayLocation
Wiltwyck →	replacedBy
Ulster County Executive →	seatOfGovernment
Welcome to Marwen →	setting
New York State Route 28 →	southernTerminus
New York State Route 28 →	terminus