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Title	Rockland County Court House, New City, N.Y.
Creator	Edward Wells, Conger, N.Y.
Date.Original	unknown
Description	View from the front left corner of the Rockland County Court House. Main Street, New City original seat or government was Tappan when Rockland was Orange County "South or the Mountains." When fire destroyed the courthouse and "gaol" In Tappan in 1773, a more centrally located site (New City) was purchased in 1774. The courthouse was temporarily quartered in various places, such as Coe's Tavern, until the new building was completed In 1784, delayed by the Revolution. New City became seat of government of newly formed Rockland County in 1798, Present structure is third to be built on the site. Historical marker at the site.
Subject.TGM	Postcards Courthouses
Subject.Local	Main Street (New City, N.Y.)
Corporate Name	Rockland County Courthouse
HRVH Topic	Government Architecture
Location	New City - Rockland County - New York
Format.Original	postcard; b&w; 3 x 5 in. (7.7 x 12.7 cm.)
Resource Identifier	nc_newcity_023
Publisher.Original	Silvercraft; Made by Dexter Press, Pearl River, N.Y.
Type	Still Image
Publisher.Digital	Library Association of Rockland County
Date.Digital	2005-09-16
Format.Digital	image/jpeg
Holding Institution	New City Library
Contact Information	220 N. Main St. New City, N.Y. 10956 (845)634-4997 http://www.newcitylibrary.org
Rights	Prior written permission is required for any use of the images in this collection from the Holding Institution.

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