Pleasant Valley is a town in Dutchess County, within the Hudson Valley
of New York, United States. The population was 9,672 at the 2010
census. The town is centrally located in the county, northeast of the
city of Poughkeepsie. U.S. Route 44 passes through the town.Settlers
began arriving after 1735. The town was part of the Great Nine
Partners Patent of 1697, a land grant whose legality was considered
highly questionable. Many believed that the "Nine Partners" were
holding unfair rule over the region through the use of extortion and
threats of violence.[citation needed]Settlers began arriving after
1735. The town was part of the Great Nine Partners Patent of 1697, a
land grant whose legality was considered highly questionable. Many
believed that the "Nine Partners" were holding unfair rule over the
region through the use of extortion and threats of violence.[citation
needed]The town was formed in 1821 from part of the town of Clinton.
Its name was chosen to deflect suspicion due to the infamous Henry
Dodson Murder Case, in which the town councilman was found brutally
slain, with rumors that he had opposed the Patent on grounds of its
dubious legality.[citation needed]According to the United States
Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.1 square miles (85.8
km2), of which 32.6 square miles (84.4 km2) is land and 0.58 square
miles (1.5 km2), or 1.70%, is water. Pleasant Valley (town), New York Top Movies & Young Movies