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45-602: The nearby Witness Monument , also known as the Reference Monument or the western State Line Monument, is a taller upright granite monument located south of the Laurel Grove Cemetery in Port Jervis, New York , and under a bridge for Interstate 84 . It is not directly on any state boundary, but instead witnesses the location of two points: this tripoint and the corner boundary point between New York and Pennsylvania in

90-478: A household in the city was $ 30,241, and the median income for a family was $ 35,481. Males had a median income of $ 31,851 versus $ 22,274 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 16,525. About 14.2% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 25.5% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over. Port Jervis lies near the points where the states of New York , New Jersey and Pennsylvania come together. South of

135-705: A large ice floe resulted in the highest water crest measured to date at the National Weather Service 's Matamoras river gauge 26.6 feet (8.1 m). Port Jervis is located on the north bank of the Delaware River at the confluence where the Neversink River – the Delaware's largest tributary – empties into the larger river. Port Jervis is connected by the Mid-Delaware Bridge across

180-486: A panic in the population. This incident was studied and a 1958 report issued by the National Research Council : "The Effects of a Threatening Rumor on a Disaster-Stricken Community". In addition to the rivers having flooded during periods of heavy rainfall, at times ice jams have effectively dammed the Delaware, also causing flooding. In 1875 ice floes destroyed the bridge to Matamoras, Pennsylvania . In 1981

225-502: Is 2 feet 4 inches (71 cm) long, 1 foot 4 inches (41 cm) wide, and 1 foot 5 inches (43 cm) high above the bedrock. The top surface is engraved with the initials of the names of the three states and with grooves representing the state boundaries. "Tri States Monument" is engraved on the north side. It is by the water's edge near the high-water mark of the rivers. A bronze United States Coast and Geodetic Survey survey marker stamped LAUREL NO. 2 1942

270-613: Is a park along the Delaware River that has a bathing beach in the summer, a boat launch, volleyball and basketball and also serves as the city's sledding hill in the winter. Playground equipment is also located at Barkley Street Park (Tri-States) and John Glenn Park on Cahoonzie Street. Other parks and squares in the city are Skinners Park, Orange Square/Veterans Memorial Park, Mothers Park, West End Memorial Park, Chris Marion Park, and Farmer's Market Square. The Youth Community Center on Pike Street provides after-school activities throughout

315-411: Is a small granite block with inscribed lines marking the boundaries of the three states and a bronze United States Coast and Geodetic Survey marker. Both monuments were erected in 1882. US 6 , U.S. Route 209 , New York State Route 42 , and New York State Route 97 (the "Upper Delaware Scenic Byway" ) pass through Port Jervis. Interstate 84 passes to the south. Port Jervis is the last stop on

360-591: Is home to the Riverside Disc Golf Course, the Port Jervis Pump Track, trails, playground equipment, basketball courts, and other facilities. Riverside Park is also home to a summer concert series, as well as movies in the park. The smaller Farnum Park at the end of Ulster Place is also home to a summer concert series and a playground and a basketball court. Basketball Courts can also be found at Church Street Park and West End Beach. West End Beach

405-620: Is in latitude 41 degrees, 40 minutes and crosseth over thence in a straight line to the latitude 41 degrees on Hudson's River: which said tract of land is hereafter to be called by the name of New Caeserea or New Jersey. In December 1872, the New Jersey Geological Survey had the State Geologist, George H. Cook , survey the boundary between New Jersey and New York. In 1874, the United States Coast Survey recovered

450-518: Is in the centre of the Delaware River 475 feet due west of the Tri State Rock. And lists the commissioners from New York: Henry R. Pierson , Chauncey M. Depew , Elias W. Leavenworth ; and surveyor H. W. Clarke. Port Jervis, New York Port Jervis is a city located at the confluence of the Neversink and Delaware rivers in western Orange County, New York , United States, north of

495-565: Is the Tri State Rock which is the northwest end of the New York & New Jersey Boundary & the north end of the New Jersey & Pennsylvania Boundary. It also lists the commissioners from New Jersey: Abraham Browning, Thomas N. McCarter, and George H. Cook ; and surveyor Edward A. Bowser. The New York (north) side details the location of the corner boundary point between New York and Pennsylvania: The corner between New York & Pennsylvania

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540-496: The Delaware Water Gap . Its population was 8,775 at the 2020 census . The communities of Deerpark , Huguenot , Sparrowbush , and Greenville are adjacent to Port Jervis. Matamoras, Pennsylvania , is across the river and connected by the Mid-Delaware Bridge . Montague Township, New Jersey , also borders the city. The Tri-States Monument , marking the tripoint between New York , New Jersey , and Pennsylvania , lies at

585-640: 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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh 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. The first fully developed European settlement in

630-643: The Erie Lackawanna . Railroad restructuring continued and in 1976, the Erie Lackawana became part of Conrail , along with a number of other struggling railroads, such as the Penn Central . Since the breakup of Conrail, the trackage around Port Jervis has been controlled by Norfolk Southern . The decline of the railroads was an economic blow to Port Jervis. The city has struggled to find a new economic basis. On June 2, 1892, Robert Lewis , an African American,

675-687: The Great Depression . A shift in transportation accelerated after World War II with the federal subsidy of the Interstate Highway System and increased competition from trucking companies. One of the first Class I railroads to shut down was the O&;W, on March 29, 1957, leaving Port Jervis totally reliant on the Erie. A few years later, in 1960, the Erie, also on a shaky financial footing, merged with Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad to become

720-573: The Port Authority Bus Terminal . Port Jervis is governed by a mayor and a city council under a mayor–council government system. The city council has nine members: a councilman-at-large and eight members elected from wards. The city comprises four wards, residents of which elect two council members each for two year terms. The mayor and councilman-at-large are elected at large for two year terms. Elections are held in odd number years. Terms of office begin on January 1. Representation in

765-558: The U.S. Senate , including the city. Port Jervis City School District operates public schools serving Port Jervis. The area elementary school, Anna S. Kuhl Elementary School, is in Deerpark but with a Port Jervis postal address. Port Jervis Middle School is in Port Jervis. Port Jervis High School is also in Deerpark but with a Port Jervis postal address. Kuhl and Port Jervis High are on

810-486: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km ), of which 2.5 square miles (6.5 km ) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km ) (6.64%) is water. Port Jervis has a Humid Continental Climate ( Köppen Dfb ) with relatively hot summers and cold winters. It receives approximately 47.18 inches (1,198 mm) of precipitation per year, most of which occurs in

855-460: The state legislature is split between Democrats and Republicans. The city is located in the 98th Assembly district, currently represented by Republican Karl Brabenec . Democrat James Skoufis represents the city in the state senate as part of the 42nd district . Port Jervis is a part of New York's 18th congressional district , represented by Democrat Pat Ryan . Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand represent all of New York in

900-691: The 95-mile-long (153 km) Port Jervis Line , which is a commuter railroad service from Hoboken, New Jersey and New York City (via a Secaucus Transfer ) that is contracted to NJ Transit by the Metro-North Railroad of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority . The track itself continues on to Binghamton and Buffalo , but passenger service west of Port Jervis was discontinued in November 1966. Short Line provides bus service between Honesdale, Pennsylvania , Port Jervis, and

945-605: The Delaware River. The Supreme Court of the United States summarized the boundaries of these three states with respect to this monument in New Jersey v. New York , 283 U.S. 336 (1931): ... where it (the Delaware) forms a boundary between New York and Pennsylvania. The Delaware continues its course as such boundary to Tristate Rock, near Port Jervis in New York, at which point Pennsylvania and New York are met by New Jersey. From there

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990-510: The Delaware to Matamoras, Pennsylvania . From here the Delaware flows to the southwest, running parallel to Kittatinny Ridge until reaching the Delaware Water Gap . It heads southeastward, continuing past New Hope, Pennsylvania and Lambertville, New Jersey ; and the New Jersey capital, Trenton ; to Philadelphia , and the Delaware Bay . Port Jervis is also home to the tri-point between New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. According to

1035-510: The Duke of York , a Royal colony that covered what had been New Netherlands . Later in 1664, the Duke of York divided this area between the Hudson River and the Delaware River to Sir George Carteret and Lord Berkeley of Stratton . The western and northern border was to be: along said River or Bay (the Delaware) to the northward as far as the northward most branch of the said Bay or River, which

1080-410: The Laurel Grove Cemetery, under the viaduct for Interstate 84, are two monuments marking the boundaries between the three states. The larger monument is a granite pillar inscribed "Witness Monument". It is not on any boundary itself, but instead is a witness for two boundary points. On the north side (New York), it references the corner boundary point between New York and Pennsylvania that is located in

1125-507: The Port Jervis and Monticello Railroad, later leased to the New York, Ontario and Western Railway (O&W), opened in 1868, running northeast out of the city, and eventually connecting to Kingston, New York , Weehawken, New Jersey and eastern connections. Like the D&;H Canal, the railroads brought new prosperity to Port Jervis in the form of increased trade and investment in the community from

1170-531: The area was established by Dutch and English colonists 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 , after a Lenape word. It was raided and burned in 1779 during the American Revolutionary War , by British and Mohawk forces under the command of Mohawk leader Joseph Brant before the Battle of Minisink . Over

1215-530: The center of the Delaware River 475 feet (145 m) due west of the Tri-State Rock. On the south side (New Jersey), it references the Tri-State Rock 72.25 feet (22.02 m) to the south. The smaller monument, the Tri-States Monument , also known as the Tri-State Rock, marks both the northwest end of the New Jersey and New York boundary and the north end of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania boundary. It

1260-564: The city was 82.4% White , 8.2% African American , 0.59% Native American , 0.64% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 2.19% from other races , and 2.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.5% of the population. There were 3,533 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.9% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who

1305-443: The late spring in early summer. Extremes range from −26 °F (−32 °C) on January 14, 1912, to 105 °F (40.5 °C) on July 9, 1936. Weather Atlas As of the census of 2000, there were 8,860 people, 3,533 households, and 2,158 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,500/sq mi (1,300/km ). There were 3,851 housing units at an average density of 1,500/sq mi (590/km ). The racial makeup of

1350-463: The mid-1920s some residents in the area formed a Ku Klux Klan chapter, in the period of the KKK's early 20th-century revival. They burned crosses on Point Peter, the mountain peak that overlooks the city. The city's location at the confluence of the Delaware and Neversink rivers has made it subject to occasional flooding. There was flooding during the 1955 Hurricane Diane , and a flood-related rumor started

1395-451: The next two decades, residents rebuilt the settlement. They developed more roadways to better connect Mahackamack with the eastern parts of Orange County. After the Delaware and Hudson Canal was opened in 1828, providing transportation of coal from northeastern Pennsylvania to New York and New England via the Hudson River , trade attracted money and further development to the area. A village

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1440-507: The outside. However, the competition by the railroad, which could deliver products faster, hastened the decline of the canal, which ceased operation in 1898. The railroads were the basis of the city's economy for the coming decades. Port Jervis became Erie's division center between Jersey City, New Jersey and Susquehanna, Pennsylvania , and by 1922, 20 passenger trains went through the city every day. More than 2,500 Erie RR employees made their homes there. The railroads began to decline after

1485-439: The previous crow foot cut marking the station location and placed a lead-filled copper pipe in a deep hole drilled into the bedrock. In 1882, this copper bolt was replaced with a granite monument similar to the witness monument, but ice floes broke off the upper portion by the spring of 1883. The remaining monument was then reworked on May 21, 1885, to its current description. Older United States Geological Survey (USGS) maps show

1530-515: The river marks the boundary between Pennsylvania and New Jersey until Pennsylvania stops at the Delaware state line, and from then on the river divides Delaware from New Jersey until it reaches the Atlantic between Cape Henlopen and Cape May. Also, it is the northernmost point of New Jersey, in Montague Township , Sussex County . In 1664, King Charles II of England granted his brother, James,

1575-496: The same property. The Port Jervis Recreation department maintains thirteen parks and squares. The city's largest parks are Elks-Brox Park and Riverside Park. Elks-Brox Park, which includes Skyline Drive, the Elks-Brox Campground and the overlook at Point Peter, backs up to the much larger Port Jervis Watershed Park and Recreation Area, which together include more than sixty miles of hiking and biking trails. Riverside Park

1620-543: The southwestern corner of the city. Port Jervis was part of early industrial history, a point for shipping coal to major markets to the southeast by canal and later by railroads. Its residents had long-distance passenger service by railroad until 1970. The restructuring of railroads resulted in a decline in the city's business and economy. In the 21st century, 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

1665-422: The three states converging in the middle of the Delaware channel instead of at the monument. However, New York and Pennsylvania law describing the state boundary both explicitly refer to the monument as its eastern terminus. Since 1972, USGS maps reflecting the construction of Interstate 84 , which crosses the two rivers just north of the monument, have shown the state lines meeting there. The Tri-States Monument

1710-736: The year, as well as summer programming. The Dog Yard, located near the Erie Turntable, is a free dog park open to residents by application. The Lynx at River Bend Golf Club is located just past city limits on the other side of the Neversink River. On July 4, 1953, WDLC at 1490 on the AM dial signed-on. Co-owned. The station also can receive WSPK-FM K104.7 and WRRV on 92.7. Notable current and former residents of Port Jervis include: [REDACTED] Lapio , Italy George H. Cook George Hammell Cook (January 5, 1818 – September 22, 1889)

1755-477: Was lynched , hanged on Main Street in Port Jervis by a mob after being accused of participation in an assault on a white woman. A grand jury indicted nine people for assault and rioting rather than Lewis's lynching. Some literary critics argue that this event influenced Stephen Crane 's 1898 novella The Monster . Crane lived in Port Jervis from 1878 until 1883 and frequently visited the area from 1891 to 1897. In

1800-458: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.15. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 27.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males. The median income for

1845-408: Was appointed professor of chemistry . His teaching duties also included mathematics and theology. Among his first research projects was the chemical analysis of marl . This research led him to determine better places to mine marl, which led to his appointment as the assistant state geologist. He published a geological survey of New Jersey to replace the one made in 1840. In 1864 he was appointed as

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1890-494: Was broken in 1835, but construction was delayed by a nationwide financial panic , and did not start again until 1838. The line was completed in 1851, and the first passenger train – with President Millard Fillmore and former United States Senator Daniel Webster on board – came through the city on May 14. The railroad went through a number of name changes, becoming the Erie Railroad in 1897. A second railroad,

1935-513: Was in the center of the top surface until 2013. It was a reference mark for the triangulation station, LAUREL, that was 25 feet (7.6 m) from the Witness Monument. Both were set in 1942. The Witness Monument is inscribed "Boundary Monument" and dated 1882 on both sides. "Witness Monument" is engraved on the east side. The New Jersey (south) side details the location of the tripoint: South 64 degrees W. 72 + 1 ⁄ 4 feet from this

1980-516: Was incorporated on May 11, 1853. It was renamed as Port Jervis in the mid-19th century, after John Bloomfield Jervis , chief engineer of the D&H Canal. Port Jervis grew steadily into the 1900s, and on July 26, 1907, it became a city. The first rail line to run through Port Jervis was the New York & Erie Railroad , which in 1832 was chartered to run from Piermont, New York , on the Hudson River in Rockland County , to Lake Erie . Ground

2025-555: Was the state geologist of New Jersey and vice president of Rutgers College . His geological survey of New Jersey became the predecessor for the U.S. Geological Survey . He was born in Hanover Township, New Jersey , on January 5, 1818, to John Cook and Sarah Munn. He married Mary Halsey Thomas on March 23, 1846. He served as the principal of The Albany Academy in Albany, New York from 1850 to 1852. He came to Rutgers in 1853 and

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