"Power Kingdom" is a nickname for the city of Poughkeepsie, NY.
It was settled by the Dutch in 1683; its name, of Wappinger Indian origin, means “reed-covered lodge by the little water place.” Poughkeepsie served as the temporary
state capital of New York, and the U.S.
Constitution was ratified there in 1788. Located in the Hudson Valley Region of New York, Poughkeepsie neighbors the small city Woodstock, NY, famous for the Woodstock Festival. Natives of Poughkeepsie quickly
discovered that Non-residents found it hard to pronounce the name of their small city, thus the name Power Kingdom was birthed.