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Hermanse and Sanders Patent 2

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This chart of the actual land included in the Hermanse & Sanders patent shows that the northern border became the Town of Clinton (later the Town of Hyde Park). The southern border was a straight line up from the mouth of Fallkill Creek (near Mount Carmel Church). The Fallkill dips south as it moves eastward, then bends back and eventually moves north behind the present St. Peter's Cemetery on Salt Point Turnpike road in the town of Poughkeepsie. Variations in the course of creeks and the direct east line led to many disputes between neighboring patentees.