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History of Rondout, (Ulster County) New York

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Biographies:

The Biography of Henry Abbey

Henry Abbey, poet, was born in Rondout, N.Y., July 11, 1842; son of Stephen and Caroline (Vail) Abbey. He attended Kingston academy and the Hudson River institute. He was editor of the Rondout Courier in 1862 and of the Orange, N.J., Spectator in 1863. In 1864-65 he was teller in a bank and in 1866 became a flour and grain merchant. He published: "May Dreams" (1862); "Ralph and Other Poems" (1866); "Stories in Verse" (1869); "Ballads of Good Deeds" (1872); "Poems" (1879, 3d ed., 1898); "The City of Success" (1883) and "Phaeton" (1901).

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

New York Facts:
Tree: sugar maple
Bird: bluebird
Flower: rose
Nickname: Empire State
Motto: Excelsior (Ever Upward)
Area (sq. mi.): 49,576
Capitol: Albany
Admitted: 26 Jul 1788

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