Port Jervis, New York
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| Motto: Gateway to the Upper Delaware River | |
 Location in Orange County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 41°22′32″N 74°41′20″W / 41.37556°N 74.68889°WCoordinates: 41°22′32″N 74°41′20″W / 41.37556°N 74.68889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Orange |
| Settled | 1690 |
| Village | 1853 |
| City | July 26, 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Kelly Decker (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.7 sq mi (7 km2) |
| • Land | 2.5 sq mi (6.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (0.5 km2) 6.64% |
| Elevation | 400 ft (122 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 8,828 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code | 12771 |
| Area code(s) | 845 Exchanges: 672,856,858 |
| FIPS code | 36-59388 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0960971 |
| Website | City of Port Jervis Website |
Port Jervis is a city on the Delaware River in western Orange County, New York, with a population of 8,828 at the 2010 census. The communities of Deerpark, Huguenot, Sparrowbush, and Greenville are adjacent to Port Jervis, and the towns of Montague, New Jersey and Matamoras, Pennsylvania face the city across the respective state borders. From late spring to early fall many thousands of travelers and tourists pass through Port Jervis on their way to enjoying rafting, kayaking, canoeing and other activities in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River and the surrounding area.
Port Jervis is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area.
In August 2008, Port Jervis was named one of "Ten Coolest Small Towns" by Budget Travel magazine.
According to local lore, Point Peter/ Elks Brox Memorial Park was the inspiration for Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle".
The first fully developed European settlement in the area was established c.1690, and a land grant of 1,200 acres (490 ha) was formalized on October 14, 1697. The settlement was originally known as Mahackamack, which was its name when it was raided and burned in the American Revolutionary War by British forces under the command of Joseph Brant before the Battle of Minisink in 1779. Over the next two decades, the settlement was rebuilt and more roadways were developed to better connect Mahackamack with the eastern parts of Orange County.
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