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The Village of Hillburn
New York (NY) 10931
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Hillburn is a village in the Town of Ramapo Rockland County, New York located north of Suffern; east of Orange County, New York; south of Viola and west of Montebello. It is considered to be one of the more rural communities in Rockland County. |
Community Information:
Real Estate in Hillburn, NY:
History:
1873 - The Village of Hillburn was founded in 1893 when the first school in Hillburn was started on a plot of ground donated by J.B. Suffern.
1943 - Thurgood Marshall won a disparity case regarding integration of the schools of Hillburn, 11 years before his landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education, on behalf of the African-American parents. Black children who lived in Ramapo attended the Brook School in Hillburn, a wood structure that didn't include a gymnasium, library nor indoor bathrooms. Whereas a nearby school attended by white children included a gymnasium, a library and indoor plumbing. The Rockland African Diaspora Heritage Center in Pomona, New York has an exhibit which include artifacts and photographs loaned by a student who attended the Brook School and who went on to teach English and History.
Historical Markers:
- Post at Ramapough/Sidman’s Bridge - Route 17
- Site of Camp Ramapaugh and Intrenchments - Torne Valley Road
- Site of Kellogg & Maurice Railroad Bridge - Route 59
- Thurgood Marshall - 45 Mountain Avenue
- William W. Snow House, Fourth Street & Terrace Avenue
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