Three Autumn Day Trips from Port Jervis
Here are three day trips less than an hour drive from Port Jervis to enjoy this fall! 1.) Beacon, New York Beacon is located just forty...
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Jul 30, 20223 min read
This Week in Port Jervis History
On July 28, 1884, George Lea ran a $1 excursion from Port Jervis to New York City. George Lea, was a French-born Englishman, who was a...
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Jun 29, 20224 min read
This Week in Port Jervis History
On Monday July 5, 1886 the Soldiers Monument was unveiled at Orange Square in front of more than 10,000 people. At 5 PM, the Sussex...
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Dec 14, 20211 min read
Things to do in Port Jervis this weekend
Saturday December 18th Nature Photography for beginners @ Pocono Environmental Education Center (538 Emery Road Dingmans Ferry, PA) 10:00...
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Jul 11, 20212 min read
This Week in Port Jervis History
On July 14, 1877, the Port Jervis Delawares played the Philadelphia Athletics at the Main Street Baseball Grounds (where the field at the...
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May 15, 20212 min read
This Week in Port Jervis History
On May 14, 1851, the first train on the New York and Erie Railroad came to Port Jervis. The line’s inaugural run began on the 14th in...
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Apr 24, 20215 min read
This Week in Port Jervis History
On April 28th, 1869 a timber raft floating down the Delaware River ran into an elephant in Port Jervis! After steering the raft past the...
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Mar 14, 20211 min read
Things to do in and around Port Jervis this week
Tuesday March 16th • Historically Speaking: A Women's History with Ruth E. Carter online 7 PM •Odysseys: Sorayya Khan & Raza Ahmad Rumi...
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Jan 29, 20215 min read
This Week in Port Jervis History
On February 2, 1892, the current Erie Depot in Port Jervis was completed. The building was designed by Grattan and Jennings. William...
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Jan 23, 20213 min read
Winter Activities in Port Jervis
Port Jervis is a great base for all kinds of winter activities. There are more than sixty miles of trails for biking, hiking and...
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Jan 23, 20212 min read
This Week in Port Jervis History
On January 24, 1859, Port Jervis artist, William H. Hunt, was born. William H. Hunt painted both landscapes and portraits. Some of his...
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Jan 16, 20212 min read
This Week in Port Jervis History
On January 16, 1850, Peter H. Miller started the Whig newspaper, the Port Jervis Express. Miller served as the owner and the editor of...
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Jan 10, 20212 min read
This Week in Port Jervis History
On January 11, 1892 Samuel Barnard Farnum passed away in Port Jervis. Farnum was born in Litchfield, CT in 1810 to Peter and Chloe...
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Dec 20, 20202 min read
This Week in Port Jervis History
On December 26, 1890, the second Erie Depot caught fire. The depot was completed the previous July to replace the first Erie Depot, which...
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Dec 12, 20202 min read
This Week in Port Jervis History
On December 12, 1894 the Clarendon Hotel proprietor, James P. Joyce received a kinetoscope for visitors to use at his hotel. The...
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Dec 12, 20201 min read
An Old Fashioned Christmas (online performance)
The American Readers Theater and the Presby Players present an online-Christmas show, An Old Fashioned Christmas! $20 per household...
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Dec 6, 20202 min read
This Week in Port Jervis History
On December 8, 1860, Evi Shimer was in Montague, NJ. When he was seven years old, his family moved to Port Jervis, where he attended the...
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Nov 25, 20202 min read
This Week in Port Jervis History
On November 29, 1927, photographer, Ludolph Hensel, died at his home in Hawley. Ludolph Hensel was born on January 29, 1849 in New York...
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Nov 15, 20201 min read
This Week in Port Jervis History
On November 15, 1897, construction began on the trolley system in Port Jervis. The Port Jervis Electric Street Railway Company was...
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Nov 7, 20201 min read
This Week in Port Jervis History
On November 8, 1977, Edward Arthur Gray won the mayoral race in Port Jervis by more than a three to one margin. Gray served as mayor of...
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