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Dukes County, Province of New York

Coordinates: 41°20′28″N 70°49′12″W / 41.341°N 70.820°W / 41.341; -70.820
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Dukes County
County of Province of New York
1683–1691
Area
 • Coordinates41°20′28″N 70°49′12″W / 41.341°N 70.820°W / 41.341; -70.820
History 
• Established
1 November 1683
• Disestablished
1691
Contained within
 • Crown colony Province of New York
Succeeded by
Dukes County
Nantucket
Today part of United States

Dukes County was a county of the Province of New York from 1683 to 1691. It was established on November 1, 1683, at the same time as Kings County, Queens County, and Dutchess County. It consisted of the Elizabeth Islands, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Island, all east of Long Island. In 1691, the county was transferred to the newly formed Province of Massachusetts Bay, where it was divided into Dukes County and Nantucket in Massachusetts.

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