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In 1923, New Rochelle resident Anna Jones became the first African-American woman to be admitted to the New York State Bar. [18] Poet and resident James J. Montague captured the image of New Rochelle at the time in his 1926 poem "Queen City of the Sound". [19] In 1930, New Rochelle recorded a population of 54,000, up from 36,213 only ten years ...
New Rochelle (French: Nouvelle-Rochelle [la nuvɛl ʁoʃɛl] ⓘ) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. The town was settled by Huguenots (French Protestants) in 1688 who fled France following their failed rebellions. Many of the settlers were wealthy merchants, artisans and ...
New Rochelle Historic Sites. New Rochelle Historic Site is a designation of the Historical and Landmarks Review Board (HLRB), for buildings, structures, monuments and other historically significant properties in the city of New Rochelle in Westchester County, New York. Significant sites are chosen after meeting a combination of criteria ...
New Rochelle station is a Metro-North Railroad and Amtrak train station located in New Rochelle, New York. The station serves Metro-North's New Haven Line and Amtrak's Northeast Regional; Bee-Line Bus System buses serve a bus stop just outside the station. As of August 2006, weekday commuter ridership was 4,020, and there are 1,381 parking ...
New York's senators announced New Rochelle will receive $16 million to transform part of Memorial Highway into an elevated park. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call ...
November 28, 1972 [2] Designated NYSRHP. June 23, 1980. The Thomas Paine Cottage in New Rochelle, New York, in the United States, was the home from 1802 to 1806 of Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense, U.S. Founding Father, and Revolutionary War hero. Paine was buried near the cottage from his death in 1809 until his body was disinterred in 1819.
The Thomas Paine Monument located in New Rochelle, New York is dedicated to the memory of Founding Father Thomas Paine. The monument stands on North Avenue at the entrance to Paine Avenue. This is the oldest extant memorial to Thomas Paine. The original monument erected in 1839 consisted of just the tapered marble pedestal and capital.
There are more than 11,500 single family units within the city, more than neighboring Larchmont, Mamaroneck and Scarsdale combined. The total number of households surpasses 26,000, more than that of neighboring Pelham, Pelham Manor, Eastchester, Scarsdale, Mamaroneck and Larchmont combined. The city is served by zip-codes 10801, 10802, 10804 ...