• Formed:  1788
• Population:  4,182
• Town Hall:  Mechanic Street, Amenia
• Phone:  845-373-8118
• Web Site/e-mail:
• Hamlets and Villages: 
• Amenia
• Wassaic
• Origin of Name:  Derived from the Latin word amoena - pleasing to the eye.  Dr. Thomas Young, a settler, gave the town it's name.
• In case of emergency:
• Dutchess County Sheriff, 845-486-3800
• Fire and Ambulance, 845-373-8467
• Utilities:
• New York State Electric & Gas Corp. 800-572-1111
• Phone; Bell Atlanic, 845-890-7100
• Cable; Dutchess Cablevision, 845-832-3350
• Water Department, 845-373-8860
• Parks and Recreation:
• Amenia Community Park
• Amenia Community Park and Pool
• Libraries:
• Amenia Free Library, 845-373-8273
• Historic Sites:
• Smithfield Church, 1847
• Winegar House in Amenia
• Troutbeck (where NMCP was founded)
• Route 44 Original Borden Milk Factory, Boarden Lane, Wassaic
• Famous Residents: 
• Gale Borden Inventor of condensed milk
• Lewis Mumford, historian of architecture
• primitive artist Ammi Phillips
• Joel Spingarn, a founder of NMCP

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