Putnam County, New York

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Putnam County, New York is a small suburban county in the lower Hudson Valley, north of New York City, known for its reservoirs, parklands, and commuter communities.


Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf county of New York State
areaCharacteristic hilly terrain
largely forested
borders Dutchess County, New York
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Orange County, New York
Westchester County, New York
contains Chuang Yen Monastery
Clarence Fahnestock State Park
Hamlet of Cold Spring, New York
Hamlet of Garrison, New York
Hamlet of Mahopac, New York
Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve
Putnam County Veterans Memorial Park
Village of Brewster, New York
West Point Foundry Preserve
Wonder Lake State Park
containsMunicipality Town of Carmel, New York
Town of Kent, New York
Town of Patterson, New York
Town of Philipstown, New York
Town of Putnam Valley, New York
Town of Southeast, New York
country United States of America
countySeat Carmel, New York
dateEstablished 1812
executive Putnam County Executive
FIPSCode 36-079
formedFrom Dutchess County, New York
GNISID 0977120
governmentType county government
knownFor parklands
reservoirs
suburban commuter communities
largestCommunity Carmel, New York
legislativeBody Putnam County Legislature
locatedIn Hudson Valley
Lower Hudson Valley
locatedNorthOf New York City
locatedOn east side of the Hudson River
namedAfter Israel Putnam
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf New York City water supply system
New York metropolitan area
primaryCommuterDestination New York City
regionType suburban county
seat Carmel, New York
servedBy Interstate 684 NERFINISHED
Interstate 84 NERFINISHED
Metro-North Railroad
state New York
timeZone Eastern Time Zone


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