Suffern is a
village
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that was incorporated in 1796 in the town of
Ramapo in
Rockland County, New York
Rockland County is the southernmost county on the west side of the Hudson River in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population is 338,329, making it the state' ...
. Located adjacent to the town of
Mahwah, New Jersey
Mahwah is the northernmost and largest municipality by geographic area () in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 25,487, a decrease of 403 ...
, Suffern is located 31 miles northwest of
Manhattan
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. As of the
2020 census, Suffern's population was 11,402.
History
"The Point of the Mountains" or "Sidman's Clove" were names used before the
American Revolution
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to designate the present village of Suffern. The area originally was inhabited by the
Ramapough, a tribe of
Munsee
The Munsee () are a subtribe and one of the three divisions of the Lenape. Historically, they lived along the upper portion of the Delaware River, the Minisink, and the adjacent country in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. They were prom ...
, who were a division of the
Lenape
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The Lenape's historica ...
tribe. Upon Sidman's death, this land passed into the hands of his son-in-law, John Smith, who sold it to John Suffern.
The village of Suffern was founded in 1796. John Suffern, first Rockland County judge, 1798–1806, settled near the base of the
Ramapo Mountains in 1773, and called the place New Antrim, after his home in
County Antrim
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,
Ireland
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. His French
Huguenot
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ancestors had settled there after fleeing religious persecution in France. New Antrim's location was considered strategically important in the
Revolutionary War because it was at an important crossroads near Ramapo Pass. General
George Washington
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and other important military leaders used John Suffern's home as headquarters when they were in the area.
This history has been recognized in the town. Suffern is a stop on the
Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail, under the auspices of the
National Park Service
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. This trail commemorates the route followed by General Washington and the French
Comte de Rochambeau as they traveled to the siege of
Yorktown, Virginia
Yorktown is a town in York County, Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of York County, one of the eight original shires formed in Colony of Virginia, colonial Virginia in 1682. Yorktown's population was 195 as of the 2010 census, while ...
, which led to victory for the United States in gaining independence.
Rochambeau made encampment with his 5,000 soldiers in Suffern on August 25, 1781, on his way to Yorktown, and again on September 13, 1782, as he retraced his steps to New York.
A historical marker on the Washington Avenue side of the Lafayette Theatre identifies this site of "Rochambeau's Encampment 1781–1782". The National Park Service has installed a wayside panel near the gazebo in Suffern to commemorate Rochambeau's encampment in Suffern. At the time of the encampment, this site was directly across the road from village founder John Suffern's home and tavern where the Count de Rochambeau stayed.
Based on an 1860 painting of John Suffern's home that showed the well in the side yard, his home would have been in at the area of Licata Insurance. The well is in the basement of the furniture store.
During the war, General General Washington and his regiment made camp in the village several times. Lafayette Avenue, the main street of Suffern, is named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, better known as the
Marquis de Lafayette
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette (; 6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette (), was a French military officer and politician who volunteered to join the Conti ...
.
Other guests who took advantage of Suffern's hospitality included
Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Burr
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, who later became the third Vice President of the United States; General
George Clinton, who became the first (and longest-serving) elected
Governor of New York
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, as well as the fourth Vice President of the United States (under both
Thomas Jefferson
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and
James Madison
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); and
Alexander Hamilton
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, first
United States Secretary of the Treasury
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under President Washington.
From Suffern to
Monroe was a main route of travel through the western
Hudson Highlands
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. The main road was the
Albany Post Road
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, one of the oldest roads in the state, which served as the
stagecoach
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line between
Albany and New York City . Once the
Hudson River
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froze in winter, the Post Road was heavily traveled as an alternate. The of road through Ramapo Pass was later developed as the
Orange Turnpike (now known as
Route 17). Tolls were collected from 1800 until 1886 to maintain and improve the road. The
New York State Thruway now runs through the pass. The south entrance to the town was garrisoned during the Revolution, with General Washington ordering as many as 400 soldiers to be stationed there at all times.
The first railroad line across Rockland County, the
Erie Railroad
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, was built in 1841 and ran from
Piermont to Ramapo. By 1851, the line was extended to
Lake Erie
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, and was considered an engineering marvel. The tracks are now owned by the
Norfolk Southern
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line. In consideration for the right-of-way given it by Judge Edward Suffern, son of founder John, to lay track across his of land, the Erie Railroad named their depot "Suffern's Station." The village became known as Suffern, not New Antrim, as it had been called by John Suffern.
In 1897,
Avon Products
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, known then as California Perfume Company, built a laboratory in Suffern. By 1971 the lab had been expanded into the Avon Suffern Research and Development facility. In late 2005, construction was finished on a state-of-the art, facility that would become Avon's global hub for research and development. The new building was constructed on the same site as their previous R&D facility, which was demolished for site parking.
In 2023, Avon was sold to
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals to be used for research and development laboratories.
In 1916, what would become
New York State Route 59, which reached from
Nyack to
Spring Valley in 1915, was extended to Suffern and the Ramapo hamlet.
In 1924, the
Lafayette Theatre, named for the Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette, opened its doors.
In 1972, the
Salvation Army
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's College for Officer Training was moved to a site in Suffern. This took over the former School of the Holy Child, a Catholic school for girls.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of , of which , or 1.42%, is water.
Suffern is designated as a gateway to the
Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area
The Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area is a congressionally designated National Heritage Area which includes the Hudson Valley in the U.S. state of New York from Saratoga Springs south almost to New York City. It is one of 62 National H ...
.
Demographics
As of the census
of 2000, there were 11,006 people, 4,634 households, and 2,836 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 4,762 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 86.83%
white
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, 3.53%
African American
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, 0.26%
Native American, 2.83%
Asian, 0.09%
Pacific Islander
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, 4.52% from
other races, and 1.94% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 12.87% of the population.
There were 4,634 households, out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $59,754, and the median income for a family was $74,937. Males had a median income of $46,959 versus $36,093 for females. The per capita income for the village was $29,208. About 3.5% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Novartis
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had a manufacturing facility in Suffern, employing approximately 525 workers.
In January 2014, the company announced closure of this facility by 2017, citing loss of patent exclusivity on
Diovan as a major factor in the decision.
The facility was engaged in the "production of tablets, capsules, vials and inhalation products".[
Avon's Global Research and Development facility is located in Suffern, employing 350 scientists and technicians in developing cosmetics.]
Arts and culture
Historical markers
* Rochambeau Encampment, Lafayette and Washington avenues
* Soldier's Monument, also known as Washington Ave. Monument, Washington and Lafayette avenues (NRHP
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)
* Suffern's Depot, 1 Erie Plaza
* Suffern Grammar School, 41 Wayne Avenue
* Suffern's Sacred Heart Parish, 129 Lafayette Avenue
* Suffern's Tavern site, Washington and Lafayette avenues – Suffern's tavern sheltered many Continental Army officers, including Gen. Washington and Aaron Burr, commander of the troops guarding the Ramapo Pass. Torn down about 1856.
Landmarks and places of interest
* Brooklands Park – Lake Road – Site of Brooklands, home of Daniel Carter Beard, a founder of Boy Scouts of America.
* Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area – Suffern is a designated gateway to the HRVNHA.
* Lafayette Theatre – 97 Lafayette Avenue. Rockland's only surviving movie palace, opened in 1924, and having a renovated 1931 Wurlitzer pipe organ installed by the American Theatre Organ Society
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in 1992.
* Suffern Free Library – 210 Lafayette Avenue. The Ramapo Room contains historical books, clippings and photographs of western Ramapo.
* Suffern Railroad Museum – 1 Erie Plaza
* Suffern Village Museum – 61 Washington Avenue – Exhibits relating to the history of Suffern and the Ramapo area. Includes displays relating to American Indians, original Avon products, nearby iron mines, and Dan Beard, one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America. Traveling Trunk program is available for classroom use.
* U.S. Post Office – Built during the New Deal
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, is located on Chestnut Street between NY 59 and US 202, on the northern edge of the village's downtown business district. (NRHP)
* Washington Avenue Soldier's Monument and Triangle – Washington Avenue (NRHP)
* Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Wayside Panel near gazebo
Government
Suffern's government is headed by a mayor, Michael Curley. The mayor presides over a village board consisting of four trustees. The village is represented in the United States House of Representatives
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by Mike Lawler
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. In state government, it is represented by Senator Bill Weber
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and Assemblyman Karl Brabenec. Suffern is an incorporated village within the town of Ramapo, where Michael Specht serves as town supervisor.
Education
Suffern Middle School is the junior high school
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of the Suffern Central School District (SCSD), and is located in the village Montebello, adjacent to Suffern. The 1,200 grade 6-8 students educated there hail from Airmont, Suffern, Montebello, Hillburn, Sloatsburg and parts of Monsey.
The village is home to Richard P. Connor Elementary School, also part of SCSD. Viola Elementary School is located in the neighboring CDP of Viola. High school students are zoned to Suffern High School.
In 2013, Cherry Lane Elementary School, located in the neighboring Village of Airmont and part of SCSD, became one of the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award winners awarded by the U.S. Department of Education
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.
Rockland Community College, part of the SUNY system, is located just outside the village limits.
Media
* '' The Irishman'' was filmed in Suffern.
* Parts of ''Manifest
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* Manifest (CLI), a metadata text file for CLI assemblies
Events
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'' were filmed near Soldier's Monument and the Lafayette Theatre.
* Suffern was the fictional setting for Aidan's country house in the HBO TV Show ''Sex And The City
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'', Season 4, Episode 57, "Sex and the Country"
*Bo Burnham's Eighth Grade was filmed in Suffern.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Suffern station serves both local and express trains, operated by New Jersey Transit
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to Hoboken Terminal with connecting service at Secaucus Junction
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to New York's Pennsylvania Station. Most New Jersey Transit Main Line trains terminate at Suffern; some Bergen County Line trains also terminate at Suffern; and Metro-North Railroad
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's Port Jervis Line trains continue into Orange County to Port Jervis
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. Transport of Rockland buses serve Suffern, as well as Hudson Link buses, and the Bergen County routes of Coach USA
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ShortLine.
U.S. Route 202
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, New York State Route 59, Interstate 287
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, and Interstate 87, also known as the New York State Thruway, go through Suffern.
Notable people
* Nicholas Allard (born 1952), dean and president of Brooklyn Law School
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...
* Christine Andreas (born 1951), singer and two-time Tony-nominated Broadway actress; credits include ''My Fair Lady
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'', ''Oklahoma!
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'', and '' On Your Toes''
* Dave Annable (born 1979), actor, best known for playing the role of Justin Walker in ABC's ''Brothers & Sisters''
* Daniel Carter Beard (1850–1941), a founder of Boy Scouts of America
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* Jay Beckenstein, of jazz fusion group Spyro Gyra, built his recording studio, BearTracks Studios, in Suffern
* Christina Bianco
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, actress and viral video star
* Mike Bodker, mayor of Johns Creek, Georgia
* Ralph Borsodi, economist and social critic who moved to Suffern in 1920 and eventually founded the School of Living nearby
* Keith Bulluck, former NFL Pro Bowl
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middle linebacker
* Chris Caffery, guitarist for Savatage
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and Trans-Siberian Orchestra
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, now solo artist
* Otis H. Cutler (1866–1922), businessman and politician
* Will Cunnane, MLB
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pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
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, San Diego Padres
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, Milwaukee Brewers
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, and Chicago Cubs
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* Tim Daly
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, actor, best known for TV sitcom ''Wings'' and TV drama ''Private Practice''
* Tyne Daly
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, actress, best known for TV dramas '' Cagney & Lacey'' and ''Judging Amy
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''
* Peter Daszak, British zoologist
* Tony DeFrancesco, former MLB
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interim manager with the Houston Astros
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* Charles E. Gannon, author and game designer
* Ryan Grant, former NFL running back
* Dan Gurewitch, comedy writer and actor, best known for CollegeHumor
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* Valerie Harper, actress, best known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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'' and its spin-off '' Rhoda''
* Pat Hingle (1924–2009), actor
* Joe Lockhart, White House press secretary under President Bill Clinton
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* Thomas Meehan, Tony Award-winning author of ''Annie'' and ''The Producers''
* Jean Muir, actress
* Tommy Murphy, Major League Baseball
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player
* C.J. Nitkowski, left-handed pitcher who played for 10 Major League Baseball clubs
* Michelle Pantoliano, anchor for '' Naked News''
* Carole Radziwill, author, journalist, and star of ''Real Housewives of New York City''
* Ida Mary Barry Ryan (1854-1917), philanthropist
* Margaret Salmon, award-winning filmmaker artist
* Claudio Sanchez
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, graphic novelist and lead singer-guitarist for Coheed and Cambria
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* Marty Springstead (1937–2012), American League
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baseball umpire
* Grace VanderWaal (born 2004), 2016 winner of ''America's Got Talent
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* Walt Weiss (born 1963), MLB shortstop, 1988 AL Rookie of the Year, and former manager of the Colorado Rockies
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"Colorado manager Walt Weiss, raised in Suffern, living the mile-high life with Rockies"
''New York Daily News
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'', May 11, 2013. Accessed September 26, 2017. "Durability was always a point of pride for Weiss as baseball carried him to all four corners of the country. Born in Tuxedo, N.Y., and raised in neighboring Suffern, 35 miles north of Manhattan, he reported to the home dugout inside parks from Pocatello, Idaho, to Huntsville, Ala., to Tacoma, Wash., to Oakland, Miami and Atlanta."
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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Suffern, New York
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Villages in Rockland County, New York