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Beacon, New York
Beacon
is a
city
located in
Dutchess County
,
New York
,
United States
. The 2010 census placed the city total population at 15,541. Beacon is part of the
Poughkeepsie
–
Newburgh
–
Middletown, New York
Metropolitan Statistical Area
as well as the larger
New York
–
Newark
–
Bridgeport
, New York–
New Jersey
–
Connecticut
–
Pennsylvania
Combined Statistical Area
. It was named to commemorate the historic beacon fires that blazed forth from the summit of the Fishkill Mountains to alert the
Continental Army
about British troop movements.
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