Editing Upper Nyack, New York (section)

==History==
Upper Nyack was incorporated in 1872.  Two hundred years prior, Claus Jansen Purarent of [[Bergen Township, New Jersey (1661–1862)|Bergen Township]] (now [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]]) received a patent from Governor [[Philip Carteret (Governor)|Phillip Carteret]] for {{convert|640|acre}} of land north of [[Tappan, New York|Tappan]]. Jansen sold {{convert|100|acre}} to Dowe Harmensen Tallman, and the rest was inherited by his son Cornelius Clausen, who assumed the surname of Kuyper (Cooper). Kuyper was an outstanding public servant in the County of Orange. The first Upper Nyacker also commanded the first company of militia in the county. He died in 1731 and is buried in the Upper Nyack Burial Grounds.

Following the extension of the Northern Railroad of New Jersey into the area in the mid-19th century, rapid growth ensued. Town government no longer being seen as an effective means of dealing with the needs of Nyack proper, village incorporation was discussed. Fearing higher taxes, those in what would have become the northern part of Nyack village formed their own municipal corporation first, named Upper Nyack. Nyack village still incorporated, too, although without this northern portion.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nyack to be Incorporated: A majority of citizens vote for the project. |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1883/02/28/102803803.pdf |newspaper=The New York Times |date=February 28, 1883 |access-date=June 18, 2009 }}</ref>

In 1909, the village was known locally as "Goosetown", probably due to a Colonel Vose, who lived on Highmount Avenue and kept geese which he drove daily down to the river, thus giving the thought that Upper Nyack was full of/for the birds.  The slogan "Goosetown against the world" was adopted in 1909 due to a local dispute. During the celebration of Upper Nyack's Centennial in 1972, Upper Nyackers proudly displayed bumper stickers again with the words "GOOSETOWN AGAINST THE WORLD".