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Encyclopedia > Dukes County, New York

Dukes County, New York was formed on November 1, 1683 by New York from the Elizabeth Islands, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Island, all beyond the eastern end of Long Island in the Province of New York. It was formed at the same time as Kings County, New York, Queens County, New York, and Dutchess County, New York.


The entire county was transferred to Massachusetts in 1691 where it formed Dukes County, Massachusetts and Nantucket County, Massachusetts.


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New York was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution.
New York was heavily glaciated in the Ice Age leaving much of the state with deep, fertile, though somewhat rocky soils.
As of 2000, New York is the third largest state in population after California and Texas, with a population of 18,976,457.
List of Massachusetts counties - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (414 words)
Dukes County: formed in 1695 from Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands, which had been part of Dukes County, New York until Massachusetts gained it in 1691.
In 1679 the county was eliminated when most of the county became part of the colony of New Hampshire and the remainder was added to Essex County.
York County formed in 1652 from unorganized land in the Maine District with the name Yorkshire County.
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