Just 60 miles from New York City awaits the town of Fishkill. Included as part of the 1685 Rombout Patent that purchased land from the Wappinger Indians, Fishkill--Dutch for fish creek--has been a quiet witness to several major events in US history. The t
Author Biography
A lifelong Fishkill resident, Tracy Nicole Dunstan attended local schools, including Fishkill Elementary, John Jay High School, and Marist College. She earned her master of arts in American history from Fordham University and has ties to community organizations, such as Trinity Church and Mount Gulian Historic Site. Roy Jorgensen, member of the Fishkill Historical Society and one of the contributing authors of Around Fishkill, assisted Dunstan with this project and authored the foreword.
