Haverstraw (village), New York
Haverstraw, New York | ||
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Village | ||
FIPS code 36-32754 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0952388 | |
Website | www.voh-ny.com |
Haverstraw is a
The village of Haverstraw is within the
History
Settlement (1609–1750)
Before
The village is one of the first to appear on maps of North America, listed as Haverstroo, which means "oat straw" as an anglicized version of a Dutch word. The area was first referred to as Haverstroo in 1616. From 1686 till 1719, the present town of Haverstraw was included in the laws, taxes and militia duties of
The village was not incorporated as a municipality until March 11, 1854, as the Village of Warren, after
"SECTION I. The name of the Village of Warren in the County of Rockland, incorporated under the provisions of the Statute of the State of New York, authorizing the incorporation of villages, is hereby changed to 'Haverstraw.' All proceedings now pending by or against the said Village of Warren shall be continued in the name of Haverstraw."[4]
This village did not begin its growth as early as either Ramapo or Nyack, but for many years, until the discovery of James Wood revolutionized brick making, remained a country hamlet. In 1855, Jacob Wan-dell wrote in a letter to his sister Catherine Van Houten, the following description of the present village, at the close of the last century: "My father removed from Tappan Sloat to Haverstraw in the year 1794. There was no village there then, only one house. Captain Shepherd bought the field where the village is built, of Joseph Allison, for £10 ($25), an acre. When he moved there, it was sown with rye. The river bank was the handsomest I ever saw. From Grassy Point down to where James Wood first set a brick- yard, (this was on the river bank directly opposite the burying ground of the De Noyelles family), was a beautiful row of large chestnuts and oak trees, growing all along the banks. It was a beautiful walk."[4]
American Revolution (1775–1783)
Strategically located on the Hudson River, the village was home to a number of skirmishes between the British Army and the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
The peak of High Tor Mountain on the Long Path hosted Continental Army watchfires to communicate between troops installments up and down the Hudson River. Today, watchfires are an annual Memorial Day tradition in Haverstraw. Watchfires are lit at midnight on May 30 and burn for 24 hours.
Haverstraw was the site of the most grievous treason of the early years of the United States. During the night of September 21–22, 1780, the English emissary, Major
95th New York Volunteer Infantry
The
Brick-making capital of the world
Commonly referred to as "Bricktown",
Brick manufacturers circa 1910
This is a list of suppliers of bricks to New York City metropolitan areas in 1910 with the numbers of machines each manufacturer used, as listed in Within These Gates by Daniel deNoyelles:[12]
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Other history
The brick industry continued to thrive until
In July 1920, New York Yankees outfielder Babe Ruth spent time in Haverstraw to film a movie – Headin' Home. A local baseball field bears the Hall of Famer's name due to his visit.
George M. Cohan, the "Father of Modern Broadway", had his debut playing the violin at the Waldron's Opera House on Broadway in the village. The Cohan family stayed in Haverstraw during summer while making their rounds on the vaudeville circuit. The Cohans lived on Division Street, next to a major clay pit in the Village. Cohan was influenced early in his life by the songs of the southern black clay diggers that worked down below the Cohan house in the clay pit. It is often said that Cohan mainstreamed ragtime and jazz through his Broadway tunes.
September 2004 marked the village's 150th anniversary, celebrated by a festival along the village's waterfront. The village has entered a period of revitalization, which coincides with the creation of the Harbors at Haverstraw Community and a sculpture trail which will follow the Hudson River shoreline. The Harbors at Haverstraw is situated on the southern end of the Village and below the higher elevations of the charming riverside southernmost neighborhood known as Dutchtown. Some residents have taken to calling the Harbors area the "South End" instead of the previous name for the neighborhood the "mud hole" in honor of various clay pits once visible here. The State has funded $3 million to the revitalization project, which includes investments on the waterfront esplanade and a possible downtown streetscape project.[13]
As a cost-saving measure, at midnight on January 1, 2006, the Village of Haverstraw Police Department was merged with the Town of Haverstraw Police Department. The town of Clarkstown Police opened a new shooting range that town of Haverstraw and other departments use at Tilcon Quarry area. Its noise issue were addressed and ongoing issues of Oldcastle, Tilcon and CRH blasting and pollution might soon be addressed in 2017 or 2018.
Camp Christmas Seals
Camp Christmas Seals - (interracial camp), where children were aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Mrs. Addie C. Cox, director, the "mother" of all the campers. Activities included boating, fishing and swimming at nearby Lake Tiorati, one of the seven main lakes in Harriman State Park, located in Orange County, New York.[14]
Geography
Haverstraw is on the west bank of the Hudson River. Haverstraw Bay is the widest portion of the Hudson River. The bay is bordered by the village of Haverstraw and the village of Croton-on-Hudson in Westchester County to the east.
Haverstraw is located at 41°11′47″N 73°58′0″W / 41.19639°N 73.96667°W (41.196494, −73.96684).[15]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13.1 km2), of which 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2) is land and 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2), or 60.75%, is water.
Neighborhoods
- Bank Corner - downtown center
- Hahn's Corner - intersection of Westside Avenue and Broadway
- South End - "the mud hole," the harbors community and surrounding residential areas
- Dutchtown - Riverside Avenue at northern terminus of the Hook Mountain Nyack Beach Trail
- Uptown - stately, residential district on Hudson Avenue and Hillside Avenue
- Little Italy - Warren Avenue and McKenzie Avenue
- Old Quarter - residential district on Front Street, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Street, bounded by Van Houten Street, Canal Street and Broad Street
- Bull Line Blaff - Jefferson Street and Clinton Street
- North Broadway - where Broadway meets Samsondale Avenue
- Silk Mill - between Gurnee Avenue and Spring Street
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 3,506 | — | |
1890 | 5,070 | 44.6% | |
1900 | 5,935 | 17.1% | |
1910 | 5,669 | −4.5% | |
1920 | 5,226 | −7.8% | |
1930 | 5,621 | 7.6% | |
1940 | 5,909 | 5.1% | |
1950 | 5,818 | −1.5% | |
1960 | 5,771 | −0.8% | |
1970 | 8,198 | 42.1% | |
1980 | 8,800 | 7.3% | |
1990 | 9,438 | 7.3% | |
2000 | 10,117 | 7.2% | |
2010 | 11,910 | 17.7% | |
2020 | 12,323 | 3.5% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[16] |
As of the census
There were 2,816 households, out of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 23.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.42 and the average family size was 3.82.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $42,683, and the median income for a family was $44,881. Males had a median income of $31,503 versus $27,207 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,442. About 13.9% of families and 16.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 23.0% of those age 65 or over.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,910, and demographics were as follows:[18]
- Hispanic 67.1%
- White alone: 19.3%
- Black or African American alone: 9.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone: 0.2%
- Asian alone: 2.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone: 0.0%
- Some Other Race alone: 0.1%
- Two or More Races: 1.4%
Transportation
The River Subdivision runs through the village of Haverstraw as a freight-only line, which has an important passing siding located at milepost 35. The River Subdivision is the primary freight rail line between the New York City – Northeastern New Jersey metropolitan area and Albany. Today, the line is operated by CSX Transportation, the fourth railroad to do so. On an average day 20–25 trains pass through Haverstraw. Passenger service along the former West Shore Railroad line stopped on September 11, 1959,[19] although the former Haverstraw station building is still standing and currently serves as a law office.[20]
NY Waterway runs a commuter ferry from Haverstraw Village to Ossining, from where there are commuter trains to Grand Central Terminal. A monthly uniticket for the Haverstraw–Ossining Ferry and the train is available from Metro-North.Local transit is operated by Transport of Rockland. The #91, #95, and #97 routes serve Haverstraw.[21][22]
Tourism
Historical markers
- "Treason Site," West Point- now located at Emeline (Nantasket) Park and Main Street.
- "Cohan'sDebut," Waldron's Opera House site - Broadway and Lincoln Street
- "Hudson River," Widest Point of River - Front/First Street and Elks Drive
- 1906 "Great Haverstraw Landslide" - Division and Rockland Street
- "Brick Industry" - 183 West Street
- "DeHarte Patent" - 79 North Route 9W[23]
- Haverstraw Historic Site - 25 Fairmount Avenue
- Robert Fulton Clermont Steamship Berth - Emeline (Nantasket) Park at Main Street
- Bowline Pond Clay Pit - Broadway at Jefferson Street
- Site of Peck's Dock and small-gauge rail terminal - Utility Pier at Bowline Point Park
- Twin Second Empire Mansions - South end of Clove Avenue
- Site of Babe Ruth home run over St. Peter's Church during filming of 'Headin' Home' Silent Film - Partition Street at Haverstraw Middle School
- Site of the "Franklin Community," an early Communist experimental community influenced by Robert Owen - Spring Street and Rela Avenue
- Site of Franklin Delano Rooseveltaddress in bid for U.S. presidency at the United States Hotel - Now U.S. Post Office at Main Street and First Street
- Central Presbyterian Church boasts extinct American Chestnut ceilings and stained glass windows designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany- New Main Street and Hudson Avenue
Landmarks and places of interest
- Arts Alliance of Haverstraw, 91 Broadway, is a multicultural center for the arts.[24]
- Central Presbyterian Church, 64 New Main Street at intersection with Hudson Avenue, was founded in 1846 and moved to its present church in 1909, which was built with donated Haverstraw brick and now-scarce American Chestnut wood. The 13 stained-glass windows in the main sanctuary were designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany.[citation needed]
- House depicted in Edward Hopper's painting The House By The Railroad, located along Route 9W just north of New Main Street. The house also inspired the Bates' house set used in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 movie Psycho.[25][26]
- Haverstraw African American Memorial Park 41 Clinton St. Haverstraw, NY 10927. The park features a kiosk with displays about local history and the African diaspora.[27] including the history of the African Methodist Episcopal Bethel Church, founded by slaves and free blacks in 1846. The church was Rockland's first house of worship for blacks.
- Haverstraw Brick Museum, 12 Main Street, has exhibits of the over 100-year history of brick-making in the Haverstraw area, once known as "the brick-making capital of the world".
- Haverstraw King's Daughters Village Library, 85 Main Street, is the oldest public library in Rockland County, chartered in 1895. The library opened in Jenkins Hall in 1896 and moved to the National Bank Building the following year. The King's Daughters Society, organized in 1891, was known as the "Haverstraw Ladies Home Mission Circle". Mrs. Everett Fowler, whose husband was president to The Peoples Bank, a state bank, presented a plan to found a public library as a department of the society. In July 1899 the library trustees accepted Denton Fowler's proposition to match the $10,000 for the purchase of the library's present site, which included the provision that the building be named the "Fowler Library Building". The building was constructed with Haverstraw brick from the Fowlers' brickyard. The imprint DF&S can be read on the bricks laid for the basement's floor. During the holiday seasons the library provided baskets for the poor, and throughout the year the library conducted sewing classes for the girls of the village. The library was active in providing relief for the victims of the landslide in 1906. (NRHP)
- The Homestead, Hudson Avenue, is a historic house that is one of the oldest buildings in the village, dating to the early 19th century. In 1983 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
- M/V Commander, Haverstraw Marina, is a rare design link between the heavily built-for-steam boats of the late 19th century and the more lightly built vessels of the 20th century. It was listed in 1984 on both the State and National Registers of Historic Places and is also listed in the International Register of Historic Ships, Great American Ships and the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.[28] It may be chartered for private parties and excursions. (NRHP)
- United States Post Office (Haverstraw, New York), 86 Main Street, is listed on the NRHP.
- St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, 115 Broadway, is the oldest Catholic church in Rockland County and is where the first Masswas offered on November 14, 1847.
- The Congregation of the Sons of Jacob, 37 Clove Avenue, begun in 1877, is the oldest Jewish congregation in Rockland County.
Festivals and events
The following festivals and parades are celebrated in the village of Haverstraw.
- Family Day Festival – celebrated in May
- Farmers' Market– held every Sunday from May to November 9:00 am until 2:00 pm
- Italian Day Festival – In May Italian Americans celebrate their heritage.
- Annual Brickyard 5000 Regatta – hosted annually in October at the Haverstraw-Ossining FerryLanding.
Sports
In 2009, Haverstraw was the Girls
In 2010, the team were the Girls Little League Baseball Seniors Division state and Eastern regional champions. They defeated national teams from Germany, Puerto Rico and Guam, before losing 3–1 to San Antonio, Southwest regional champions, in the World Series Championship in Roxana, Delaware, on August 14, 2010.
In 2014, Haverstraw was the Boys Junior league Baseball New York State Champions. They went on to play in the Easter Regionals in New Jersey. In 2019 Havestraw won New York State Little League State championship and came one win away from the Little League World Series losing in the Mid-Atlantic region to Connecticut and the girls softball finished third in New York State. In 2021 the girls Little League Softball team won the New York state championship going to the Little League World Series in Greenville, NC losing in the second round to Texas and Missouri. In 2019 Havestraw Little League Softball finished third in New York. In 1958 the Havestraw Little League won New York state championship losing in the East Regionals to the eventual regional champion Connecticut.
Notable people
- Gerard Benderoth (February 1, 1969 - March 8, 2017), Haverstraw patrolman and World's Strongest Man competitor in 2009. Benderoth, a native of Haverstraw known as "The White Rhino", is a North Rockland High School graduate and former New York City patrolman. He turned professional in 2004 and was ranked at one time in the top 10 in the United States.
- Academy Award-winning film Yankee Doodle Dandyin 1942. The Cohan family used to live on the easterly end of Division Street.
- Michael A. Donaldson (January 16, 1884 – April 12, 1970), United States Army sergeant and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in France during World War I.[29]
- NFL running back and former husband of Arthel Neville
- Toni Morrison, first African American to be selected for the Nobel Prize in Literature, owns a home in the village. Her novel Beloved won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. She has earned the designation of one of the 100 Greatest African Americans of the United States.
Notable people buried in Mount Repose Cemetery
- Peter Denoyelles (1766–1829), U.S. Representative from New York to the 13th United States Congress
- Ginny Gibson (1924–1998), professional name for Virginia Criger, a singer who flourished in the 1950s
- Reuben L. Haskell (October 5, 1878 – October 2, 1971), U.S. Representative from New York from March 4, 1915, until December 31, 1919
- Academy Award-nominated singer and actress
- Kurt Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950), German-born, leading composer for the stage and writer of numbers of concert works. Most notable work is the song "Mack the Knife". Married to Lotte Lenya twice – (1926 and 1937).
- Leonidas Hubbard, Jr. Explorer, sportsman, writer, who perished in 1903 during an expedition in Labrador.
See also
References
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