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Haverstraw, New York
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In 1609, the region was explored by Henry Hudson. A land purchase was made in this town in 1666 from local natives and confirmed as a patent in 1671. The region was known as Haverstroo, meaning "oat straw" in Dutch.During the American Revolution, it served (under the command of Col. Ann Hawkes Hay) as an important lookout for British activities on the Hudson. A blue-marked trail, the Long Path, may be taken {{convert|2|mi|0}} eastward from Central Highway along the crest of South Mountain to High Tor. Halfway is Little Tor, the second highest peak on South Mountain.The town of Haverstraw was formed in 1788 while still part of Orange County, New York. Haverstraw was partitioned in 1791 to form the town of Clarkstown and the town of Ramapo and again in 1865 to form the town of Stony Point.In 1826 the town was the site of a short-lived effort to establish an Owenite colony called the Franklin Community.Arthur Bestor, Backwoods Utopias: The Sectarian Origins and the Owenite Phase of Communitarian Socialism in America, 1663-1829. [1950] Enlarged 2nd Edition. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1970; pp. 203-204. Underfinanced and wracked by internal dissent, the model Owenite community folded after a mere five months of operation.Geography
(File:Haverstraw NY Presby PHS796.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Central Presbyterian Church on a vintage postcard)According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|71.0|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|57.4|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|13.6|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 19.19%, is water.WEB,weblink Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Haverstraw town, Rockland County, New York, United States Census Bureau, February 1, 2012,Demographics
{{US Census population|1790= 4826|1820= 2700|1830= 2306|1840= 3449|1850= 5885|1860= 8123|1870= 6412|1880= 6973|1890= 9079|1900= 9874|1910= 9335|1920= 9027|1930= 11603|1940= 12443|1950= 12979|1960= 16632|1970= 25311|1980= 31929|1990= 32712|2000= 33811|2010= 36634|2020= 39087|estyear= |estimate=|estref=Government
Haverstraw has a council form of government. The town supervisor is Howard T. Phillips Jr., and council members are Vincent Gamboli, John J. Gould, Hector L. Soto and Isidro "Papo" Cancel. The town's services include a police department.Transportation
Major highways include the Palisades Interstate Parkway, U.S. Route 9W, U.S. Route 202, and NY Route 45. Haverstraw is also a terminus of the NY Waterway/Metro-North Railroad HaverstrawâOssining Ferry.Short Line, part of Coach USA, provides daily service along U.S. Route 9W heading to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan and West Point Military Academy or Newburgh.File:New York Central Herald.png|thumb|left|110px|The West Shore RailroadWest Shore RailroadNew York Central's West Shore Railroad began operations along the banks of the Hudson in 1883 and until 1958 operated passenger service between Albany and Weehawken Terminal in Weehawken, New Jersey, where passengers could transfer to ferries to Manhattan.WEB, Intercity passenger trains serving New York via New Jersey terminals in 1942, 1956, and 1971 immediately prior to the creation of Amtrak., New York's Passenger Trains of the Past,weblink February 13, 2012, Service between West Haverstraw and Weehawken was discontinued in 1959. The right of way is still used for freight and is known as the River Line. Conrail operated the system until its dissolution. It is now part of the CSX River Subdivision which runs between North Bergen Yard in New Jersey and Selkirk, New York.Communities and locations in the town
{{unreferencedsection|date=February 2022}}- Bowline Point Town Park â A park east of Haverstraw on a peninsula, called Bowline Point, in the Hudson River.
- Garnerville â A hamlet southwest of West Haverstraw.
- Harriman State Park â Part of the park is in the western part of the town.
- Village of Haverstraw â The historic downtown business district. The original seat of government in Haverstraw Town.
- Johnsontown â A hamlet west of West Haverstraw named after the Johnson brothers.
- Ladentown â A hamlet.
- Lake Kanawauke â A lake in Harriman State Park in the southwestern corner of the town.
- Lake Sebago â A lake in Harriman State Park in the southwestern corner of the town.
- Lake Welch â A lake in Harriman State Park near the western town line.
- Mount Ivy â A hamlet by the southern town line.
- Pomona â A village partly in the town and partly in the town of Ramapo.
- Samsondale â A hamlet east of West Haverstraw.
- St. John's in the Wilderness â A hamlet.
- Thiells â A hamlet west of West Haverstraw.
- West Haverstraw â A village.
- Willow Grove â A hamlet on the northern town line.
Education
{{expand section|date=May 2020}}The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York operates Catholic schools in Rockland County. St. Peter Parish School was in Haverstraw. In 2012, after the archdiocese announced that it could potentially be closed, the school community did a fundraising drive as the school was told it could remain open if a plan to raise $500,000 annually was produced. That year the school's per-student cost was $5,500 but it relied on archdiocese funds as it deliberately had tuition below cost, at $3,600,WEB,weblinkweblink dead, January 21, 2013, St. Peter's supporters in Haverstraw use Facebook, YouTube in bid to save school, Lower Hudson Journal News, December 22, 2012, May 5, 2020, so children of working class backgrounds could attend. It had an increasing enrollment at the time of closure, with 328 students in its final year.WEB, Otterman, Sharon,weblink Catholic Schools Await More Closing Bells, The New York Times, January 15, 2013, May 5, 2020,Notable people
- Walter S. Gurnee (1813-1903), served as the 14th Mayor of Chicago (1851-1853), the village of Gurnee, Illinois is name after him.WEB, Mayor Walter S. Gurnee Biography,weblink CPL, Chicago Public Library, May 3, 2024,
- Wilson P. Foss Jr., art collector and businessman
- Abram Stevens Hewitt (1822â1903) was a teacher, lawyer, iron manufacturer, U.S. Congressman, and a mayor of New York.
- Molly McGee (1952â1994), gridiron football player
- Marty Springstead, American League Umpire
- Scott Stanford (1977) â WWE Superstars play-by-play announcer working for the Raw brand
- Both the composer Kurt Weill and his wife, the actress and singer Lotte Lenya, are buried in Haverstraw
- Robert Sterling Yard, journalist, environmentalist
- Nick Erickson, Navy, SpanishâAmerican War
- Michael A. Donaldson, 69th New York, World War I
Footnotes
{{reflist|30em}}Further reading
- George H. Budke, Rockland County during the American Revolution, 1776â1781. New York: Rockland County Public Librarians Association, 1976.
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