Nyack in Rockland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Nyack First Settlement

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 5, 2011

1. Nyack First Settlement Marker

Inscription.
The Tappan Indians, from time immemorial, occupied these lands fronting on the river shore. Here, in summer, they lived upon the fish and oysters which the waters produced in abundance. In the Algonkian dialect, spoken by them, they called this localityNay – Ack which, being translated, means The Fishing Place
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
The First Settlement
of white people within the limits of the present
Rockland County, New York
took place in 1675when Harman Dowesen Tallman, a young Dutchman of Bergen, New Jersey – now Bergen Square, Jersey City Heights – located here, probably as an Indian trader. His own and other Dutch families followed a few years later and the Tallmans erected a mill upon the stream which still is known as Mill Brook.* * * * * * * * * * * * *The tract of land on which the principal part of Nyack Village is built remained in possession of successive generations of the Tallman family until 1799 when it was sold to Abraham Lydecker at less then $25 an acre. Lydecker, in 1813, sold the same tract toTunis and Peter Smith
to whom must be awarded the title of
The Founders of Nyack Villagefor they,

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between 1814 - when there were but seven houses here – and 1828, laid out the first streets and sold building lots, thus starting the development of the modern village.* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Incorporation of Nyack Village:All the territory lying within the present bounds of Nyack and South Nyack was set off as an incorporated village October 23, 1972 - - - in a wave of dissension over public improvements the first charter was dissolved February 7, 1878 - - - The present Village of Nyack, within its narrower limits, was incorporated February 27, 1883.
This tablet erected by the Rockland County Society in the 263rd year of the settlement, A.D. 1938

Erected by Rockland County Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the New York, Historical Society of Rockland County series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 7, 1839.

Location. 41° 5.418′ N, 73° 55.082′ W. Marker is in Nyack, New York, in Rockland County. It is on Burd Street, on the right when traveling

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 5, 2011

2. Nyack First Settlement Marker

east. Marker is on the side of a building on Burd Street, between S Broadway and Piermont Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17 S Broadway, Nyack NY 10960, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hudson Valley

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Reformed Church of Nyack (within shouting distance of this marker); Couch Court (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nyack Library (about 500 feet away); Memorial Park (about 500 feet away); Capt. John Green (about 600 feet away); Bench by the Road: Cynthia Hesdra (about 600 feet away); Hopper House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Carson McCullers (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Marker on Burd Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 5, 2011

3. Marker on Burd Street

of all markers in Nyack.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,753 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 7, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.