Amenia (New York)

Amenia (New York)
Amenia (New York)
Amenia (New York) (New York)
Amenia (New York)
Amenia (New York)
Lage in New York
Basisdaten
Staat: Vereinigte Staaten
Bundesstaat: New York
County:

Dutchess County

Koordinaten: 41° 51′ N, 73° 33′ W41.846944444444-73.554722222222Koordinaten: 41° 51′ N, 73° 33′ W
Zeitzone: UTC-5
Einwohner: 4048 (Stand: 2000)
Webpräsenz: ameniany.gov/

Amenia ist eine Stadt in den Vereinigten Staaten, Dutchess County, New York (Bundesstaat). Bei einem Zensus von 2000 wurden 4048 Einwohner gezählt.

Der Name leitet sich aus dem Lateinischen amoena ab, der "lieblich gelegen" bedeutet.

The Town of Amenia is on the east border of the county. The town has train service to New York City via the Metro North Railroad. The local train station is called Wassaic, after the hamlet of Wassaic--a part of Amenia.

Amenia liegt an der östlichen Grenze des Countys. Die Stadt hat Zugverbindungen nach New York City über die Metro-North Railroad. Die lokale Zugstation heisst Wassaic, benannt nach dem Dorf Wassaic, das ein Teil von Amenia ist.

Söhne und Töchter des Stadtteils

  • Gail Borden, Erfinder
  • Obadiah German, (1766–1842), geborenin Amenia, US Senator.[1]
  • Samuel Herrick, (1779–1852), geboren in Amenia, US Abgeordneter aus Ohio.[1]
  • John Miller, (1774–1862), geboren in Amenia, Arzt und and US Abgeordneter für New York.[1]
  • Lewis Mumford, Wissenschaftshistoriker, lebte und starb in Amenia
  • Frank Stella, Maler, lebte in Amenia.
  • Joel Benton, Poet, lebte in Amenia.
  • Erastus Otis Haven Bischof der Methodistenkirche, ehemaliger Direktor des Amenia Priesterseminars(1846).
  • Michael Cole Kommentator für World Wrestling Entertainment.
  • Joel Elias Spingarn, an Amerikanischer Lehrer, Literaturkritiker, Bürgerrechtsaktivist.

Margaret Hamilton's asche wurde in Amenia nach ihrer Kremation im Poughkeepsie Gemeindefriedhof. Sie war bekannt für ihre Rolle Miss Almira Gulch/die Böse Hexe des Westens, in der Musicalverfilmung des Buches Der Zauberer von Oz.

Referenzen

  1. a b c Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who 1963

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