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The Hudson Valley (also known as the Hudson River Valley) comprises the valley of the Hudson River and its adjacent communities in the U.S. state of New York. The region stretches from the Capital District including Albany and Troy south to Yonkers in Westchester County, bordering New York City. (Full article...)

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Rosendale Village is a hamlet and census-designated place within the town of Rosendale in Ulster County, New York, United States. It was originally settled in the late 17th century, but did not become a major population center until the 1825 discovery of Rosendale cement in the region. The development of the cement industry, and the growth of the Delaware and Hudson Canal along the Rondout Creek as a means of transporting goods through the region, caused Rosendale to develop economically. The Wallkill Valley Railroad reached the village in 1871, and constructed the Rosendale trestle over the canal and creek. In 1895, the village was almost destroyed by a fire. Throughout the 20th century, the decline of the natural cement industry caused Rosendale to suffer economically, and to lose population. By the 1970s, the village was having severe problems with its municipal utilities and its tax code, and was no longer producing cement. In 1977 it chose to disincorporate to solve its issues, and as an exercise in conceptual art. The hamlet currently hosts many street festivals; its population is roughly 1,500 people.

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... that the restoration of Lewis Mumford's house (pictured) in Amenia, New York, after his death actually made it more difficult to sell?
... that 73 Mansion St., Poughkeepsie, New York, was architecturally inconsistent with the neighboring Balding Avenue Historic District, so it was later listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places?
... that the Benner House is the sole surviving German-style vernacular home built to a one-room plan in Rhinebeck, New York?

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (/ˈroʊzəvəlt/; January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the thirty-second President of the United States. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and World War II. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Roosevelt created the New Deal to provide relief for the unemployed, recovery of the economy, and reform of the economic and banking systems. Although recovery of the economy was incomplete until almost 1940, the programs he initiated such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continue to have instrumental roles in the nation's commerce. One of his most important legacies is the Social Security system.

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