Kingston, New York

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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.

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instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 845
capitalOf Province of New York
surface form: Province of New York (briefly)
capitalStatusEnd 1777
capitalStatusStart 1777
charterGrantedBy Charles II of England
surface form: 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
surface form: 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–West Strand Historic District
surface form: Rondout waterfront
incorporatedAsCityIn 1872
isCountySeatOf Ulster County
surface form: 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
surface form: Albany, New York
namedAfter Kingston upon Thames (historically)
surface form: Kingston upon Thames
originalName Esopus Creek
surface form: Esopus

Wiltwyck
partOf New York metropolitan area
surface form: New York metropolitan area (outer region)
population approximately 24,000
postalCode 12401
region Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown metropolitan area
surface form: Mid-Hudson region
state New York
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
wasFirstCapitalOf U.S. state of New York
surface form: State of New York
wasFoundedAs Dutch settlement

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Charles Lang Freer burialPlace Kingston, New York
Napanoch, New York partOfMetropolitanArea Kingston, New York
this entity surface form: Kingston, New York metropolitan area
Napanoch, New York primaryCountySeat Kingston, New York
Napanoch, New York nearestLargeCity Kingston, New York
Wallkill Valley Railroad endPoint Kingston, New York
Big Indian, New York nearestCity Kingston, New York
Big Indian, New York locatedWestOf Kingston, New York
Town of Hurley, New York locatedNear Kingston, New York
this entity surface form: City of Kingston, New York
Town of Hurley, New York adjacentTo Kingston, New York
this entity surface form: Town of Kingston, New York
Town of Hurley, New York adjacentTo Kingston, New York
this entity surface form: City of Kingston, New York
Town of Hurley, New York locatedInMetropolitanArea Kingston, New York
this entity surface form: Kingston, New York metropolitan area
New York State Route 199 passesNear Kingston, New York
Route 32 passesThrough Kingston, New York
subject surface form: New York State Route 32
Chichester, New York countySeatOfCounty Kingston, New York
Town of Olive, New York locatedNear Kingston, New York
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail locatedIn Kingston, New York
Ulster County Office Building locatedIn Kingston, New York
Annandale-on-Hudson, New York nearestCity Kingston, New York
Uptown Kingston locatedIn Kingston, New York
Trolley Museum of New York locatedIn Kingston, New York
Old Dutch Church locatedIn Kingston, New York
Midtown Kingston locatedIn Kingston, New York
Rondout, Kingston, New York locatedIn Kingston, New York
Rondout neighborhood of Kingston locatedIn Kingston, New York
New York State Route 32 connectsCommunity Kingston, New York
Four Corners (Kingston, New York) locatedIn Kingston, New York
City of Kingston government governs Kingston, New York
City of Kingston government jurisdiction Kingston, New York
this entity surface form: City of Kingston, Ulster County, New York
City of Kingston government locatedIn Kingston, New York
UPAC location Kingston, New York
Broadway (Kingston, New York) locatedIn Kingston, New York
Rondout Creek waterfront locatedIn Kingston, New York
Kingston waterfront area locatedIn Kingston, New York
Fair Street locatedIn Kingston, New York