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== History == In 1697 [[Adolphus Philipse]], a wealthy [[Province of New York]] landowner and merchant, purchased a tract from Dutch traders which received British Royal sanction as the ''Highland Patent''. Comprising roughly 250 square miles, it extended approximately 13 miles along the eastern shore of the [[Hudson River]], from Annsville Creek to the [[Fishkill Creek]], and eastward some 20 or so miles to the border of the [[Colony of Connecticut]].<ref name=Smith>Smith, Philip Henry, ''General History of Putnam County: From 1609 to 1876, inclusive'', published by the author, Pawling, NY, 1877, p. 44</ref> Philipstown was first settled in the westernmost of this parcel ''circa'' 1715. In 1754 the Highland Patent, subsequently known as the [[Philipse Patent]], was divided among Philipse heirs into nine parcels.<ref name=French>French's Gazetteer of the State of New York (1860): “The Philipses Patent… divided among the remaining three [children] Philip… Susannah married to [[Beverley Robinson]], and Mary married to [[Roger Morris (British Army officer)|Col. Roger Morris]]. On February 7, 1754, the patent was divided into 9 lots: 3, each 4 mi. square, bordering upon the Hudson and denominated ‘water lots;’ 3, each 4 mi. wide by 12 long, extending N. and S. across the patent, and denominated ‘long lots;’ 3, each 4 mi. square, upon the E. border denominated ‘back lots.’ Philip, Susannah and Mary Philipse each owned one of each kind of lots.</ref> In 1788, Philipstown was established out of the three river lots and part of a fourth inland to the north, becoming one of the three original towns in what is now [[Putnam County, New York|Putnam County]]. In 1806 a very small portion north of the [[Hudson Highlands]] by the mouth of [[Fishkill Creek]] was split off from Philipstown and given to the [[Fishkill (town), New York|Town of Fishkill]].<ref>[http://www.putnamcountyny.com/countyhistorian/boundary-changes/ Boundary changes of Putnam County]</ref> Philipstown's main population centers are the village of [[Cold Spring, New York|Cold Spring]], the hamlet of [[Garrison, New York|Garrison]], and the village of [[Nelsonville, New York|Nelsonville]]. In 1806, part of the town was used to form the [[Fishkill (town), New York|town of Fishkill]]. [[Putnam Valley, New York|Putnam Valley]] was part of Philipstown until 1839, and a small portion of the town north of Putnam Valley was transferred to [[Kent, New York|Kent]] in 1877.
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