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Pawling Train Station. Photo by Kathy Ng, RealEstateHudsonValleyNY.com.
PNawling: The Gateway to Eastern Dutchess County
estled on the eastern edge of Bustling shops, cafés and galleries Dutchess County, in the foothills also surround a central village green. of the Berkshire Mountains, Metro-North trains come and go from
Quaker Lake.
According to a 1996 article in The
New York Times, “Pawling has long been sought after by the well-to-do. The eastern fringe of the village is perhaps the greatest source of local pride — Quaker Hill, a historic community cherished for its rolling countryside, magni cent estates, and famous residents past and present.”
Edward R. Murrow, the radio and TV journalist, was a resident of Quaker Hill, as was Norman Vincent Peale, the author of the worldwide bestseller The Power of Positive Thinking and founder of Guideposts magazine. William B. Zi , the publisher, and Sally Jessy Raphael also own homes on Quaker Hill.
While Quaker Hill continues to attract a uent buyers drawn by its scenic vistas and laid-back charms, newcomers areattractedtotheVillageofPawling. Young families who nd themselves priced out of the Westchester market, for example, are migrating north. They are lured by the wide array of housing
Pawling may be one of the area’s best- kept secrets. The town, which has just under 10,000 residents spread across 45 square miles, deftly balances a storied past with developments that secure its future.
History abounds in Pawling – from an early settlement of Quakers on a hilltop with panoramic views of the Hudson Valley to 1778 when General George Washington and his troops were headquartered at the John Kane house and planned strategies to help a edgling nation win the Revolutionary War. The centerpiece of the village and a former luxury hotel, the 120-year- old red brick Dutcher House, stands as a landmark where operas and other entertainment was staged during the 1800s.
Today, the Dutcher House contains many stores and restaurants as well as apartment homes to village residents.
the downtown station, adding to the action. There’s a popular farmers' market over owing with the agricultural bounty of the region and great swaths of conserved land that draw nature lovers from near and far.
Pawling has long attracted people seeking refuge from New York City and other crowded cities to the south. Governor Thomas E. Dewey was a resident when he ran for president in 1944 against fellow Dutchess County summer resident President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as well as in 1948. Lowell Thomas, the radio commentator and world traveler, broadcast many of his daily radio shows from Pawling and donated 1,000 acres he acquired near hishomeinPawlingtotheNature Conservancy, intent on preserving what he called “Paradise on Earth.” Thomas was also responsible for creation of the Quaker Hill Country Club and
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