Milan is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The town is in the northern part of the county and is very rural. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 2,245, slightly down from 2,370 in 2010. Milan is located approximately 90 miles (140 km) north of New York City, 60 miles (97 km) south of Albany, and 150 miles (240 km) west of Boston. It is bordered by Rhinebeck and Red Hook to the west, Pine Plains to the east, Stanford to the southeast, Clinton to the south, and Gallatin to the north by Columbia County. The only major route in the town is the historic Taconic State Parkway, though NY 199 serves as the main local thoroughfare.
Wilcox Memorial Town Hall, Route 199, Milan
This 1760 deed transferring 911 acres from Robert Livingston, 3rd Lord of the Manor to Johannes Rowe Jr., is the first land sale.
Johannes Rowe Jr. built this house c. 1766. Photographed in 1940, it was taken down shortly thereafter.
The Milan post office operated from 1818 to 1908 at what is now Case's Corner. A rare cancellation shown above.
Red Hook is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 9,953 at the time of the 2020 census, down from 11,319 in 2010. The name is supposedly derived from the red foliage on trees on a small strip of land on the Hudson River The town contains two villages, Red Hook and Tivoli. The town is in the northwest part of Dutchess County.
Montgomery Place in Barrytown
A view of Overlook Mountain from Upper Red Hook
Town hall
Egbert Benson
