Poughkeepsie, NY… The celebration of 300 years of Democracy in Dutchess continues on Monday, August 12th at 5pm with the unveiling of a new history exhibit to be displayed on the sixth floor of the Dutchess County Office Building. The exhibit will feature eight panels that depict the evolution of Dutchess County Government’s legislative and executive branches over the past 300 years. Dutchess County’s independent government began on October 23, 1713, when colonial government granted permission for Dutchess residents to elect their own supervisor, treasurer, tax assessor and tax collector.
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