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  2. Robert Lewis (lynching victim) - Wikipedia

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    Robert Lewis (lynching victim) Robert Lewis, illustrated in The Tri-States Union. Robert Lewis was a 28-year-old African American man who was lynched in Port Jervis, New York on June 2, 1892. His lynching was attended by what the local newspaper reported was a mob of 2,000 people, [1] and may have inspired Stephen Crane's novella The Monster. [2]

  3. Knights of the Maccabees - Wikipedia

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    The Knights of the Maccabees was founded in London, Ontario by members of the Order of the Foresters.They based their name, ceremonies and rituals on the Maccabees, a group of Jewish rebels against the Seleucid Empire whose exploits are described in the Books of the Maccabees, considered part of the Biblical canon in Catholicism, but apocryphal in Judaism and Protestant Christianity.

  4. Port Jervis, New York - Wikipedia

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    It was renamed as Port Jervis in the mid-19th century, after John Bloomfield Jervis, chief engineer of the D&H Canal. Port Jervis grew steadily into the 1900s, and on July 26, 1907, it became a city. The Erie Depot, built in 1892, was the largest station on the Erie Railroad's Delaware Division. The Erie ceased long-distance passenger service ...

  5. Mid-Delaware Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Mid- Delaware Bridge, sometimes known as the Port Jervis – Matamoras Bridge or the Fourth Barrett Bridge, is a continuous truss bridge which carries U.S. Routes 6 and 209 across that river between those two communities and thus the states of New York and Pennsylvania. Although it did have four lanes at one point in its life, it only has ...

  6. Charles St. John - Wikipedia

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    Biography. St. John was born on October 8, 1818, in Mount Hope, New York. He attended the common schools and Goshen and Newburgh (New York) Academies. He engaged in lumbering on the Delaware River and in mercantile pursuits and banking at Port Jervis, New York. He served as internal revenue collector and later as president of the Barrett Bridge ...

  7. NY awards $10 million for Port Jervis projects: What's planned

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    A $707,000 renovation to create commercial and residential space in the upper stories at 46 Front St. in Port Jervis, is one of nine city projects included in a funding award from New York's ...

  8. Hawk's Nest, New York - Wikipedia

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    The Hawk's Nest is a scenic location outside Port Jervis, New York high above the Delaware River on New York State Route 97. Its name is derived from the birds of prey that nest in the area. The location is also known for its winding roads and scenic overlooks in the Delaware River Valley. Route 97 was originally a one-lane dirt road built in ...

  9. Nassau Knolls Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    History. The Nassau Knolls Cemetery was founded in April 1900 by the Lewis family – a prominent Port Washington family, with the current memorial park being formed in the 1930s. [1][2] It is the burial place for many prominent locals. [1][2][3] In 1940, the cemetery's bell tower opened. The tower's 18 bells were manufactured in nearby Roslyn.

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