Pearl River
New York (NY), 10965
Pearl River is a hamlet in Rockland County, New York. The population was 15,553 at the 2000 census. Pearl River is in the western part of the Town of Orangetown. Pearl River is also the site of One Blue Hill Plaza, Rockland County's first commercial skyscraper with 21 stories of office space. In 1906, Ernest Lederle, a former New York City Commissioner founded Lederle Laboratories, now Wyeth on a 99-acre farm which now encompasses 550 acres and 40 buildings employing 3,200 workers.
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A Brief History on Pear River, NY:
Pearl River was originally called "Muddy Creek." In the early 1870s, the town was divided in five different parts: Naurashaun, Middletown, Sickletown, Pascack and Muddy Brook. According to historians, a resident of the town by the name of Dr. Ves Bogert found pearls in mussels in the Muddy Creek, which runs through the town, thus naming the town Pearl River.
Pearl River was a deserted area purchased by Julius E. Braunsdorf in 1872. It is said that Braunsdorf was the "Father of Pearl River" and designed it to be a company town.
Braunsdorf built:
- 1872 - The Aetna Sewing Machine Company - the largest factory in Pearl River and ceded land to the railroad company so workers from New York City could get to his factory.
- 1873 - Two brick train stations (Passenger/Freight) that are still in use today.
- The Pearl River Hotel
- Low-cost housing for the factory employees that he attracted from Germany.
Another story behind the town's name says that Braunsdorf named the town Pearl River because of stories of people finding pearls in the Muddy Creek'
Landmarks and places of Interest
- Braunsdorf Park Pearl River, Central Avenue & South Main Street - Named after Julius Braunsdorf, first industrial developer of Pearl River and inventor of various models of sewing machines, newspaper printing presses, carbon arc light bulbs, and electric generators. His sewing machine factory is now the Dexter industrial complex. Braunsdorf installed first indoor lighting in the world in U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
- Edward Salyer House
- Jacob Perry House - 15 Sickletown Road.
- Maria's Rock - Front lawn of Lederle Laboratories, North Middletown Road - An 18th- century legend tells of a little girl named Maria who wandered from her home in nearby Tappan and died of hunger and exposure. Tradition says that villagers found her bones near the massive boulder.
- Orangetown Museum & Archives - 213 Blue Hill Road.
- United States Post Office
- Van Houten Farms - 68 Sickletown Road - Located on the eastern edge of Pearl River. A complete garden center featuring bedding and potted plants, hanging baskets, perennials, roses, mums and nursery stock. Their own vegetables and local fruit sold from summer through fall, with a large pumpkin display featuring a resident witch in October. Holiday greens, trees and poinsettias finish the season in December. Adjacent is the Van Houten/Kuyper Dutch Sandstone House, the main section having been built in 1732 and purchased by Van Houten circa 1812.
Notable Achievements
- Pearl River High School is the home of the 2005 NYPHSAA Class B Boys Cross Country Team State Champions and 2007 League Champions and is well known for its outstanding long distance runners, for both girls and boys cross country and track.
- Pearl River is the home of the 2nd largest St. Patrick's Day Parade in The United States.
- Sean Giblin signed a seven year minor-league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates after being drafted in the 10th round, 308th overall. Giblin became the first baseball draft pick in Pearl River History.
- Actors Robert Clohessy and Chris Carley are both graduates of Pearl River High School.
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