Editing West Haverstraw, New York (section)

==Tourism==
===Historical markers===
* Treason House - Route 9W - Long Clove Congers - Haverstraw, near where [[New York State Route 304|Route 304]] runs into [[U.S. Route 9W|Route 9W]]. On the night of September 21–22, 1780, Major [[John André]] landed at this point to confer with Maj. Gen. [[Benedict Arnold]], who gave secret information about [[West Point]] fortifications and forces to André. At dawn, the conspirators adjourned to the [[Joshua Hett Smith House|Belmont House]], owned by [[William Smith (judge, born 1728)|Thomas Smith]] and occupied by his brother [[Joshua Hett Smith House|Joshua Hett Smith]] in West Haverstraw, to complete their plans. "Clove" is from Dutch for "pass."
* Crossroads - Route 9W and West Railroad Avenue
* [[A. Hawkes Hay|Col. A. H. Hay]] - Route 9W
* Samsondale - 40 South Route 9W

===Landmarks and places of interest===
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* [[Fraser-Hoyer House]] ([[National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockland County, New York|NRHP]])
* Paul Piperato Haverstraw Bay Park
* Haverstraw Marina
* Helen Hayes Hospital, rehabilitation hospital named after its benefactor, the actress [[Helen Hayes]]
* [[Henry M. Peck House]] Site (NRHP)
* Peck's Pond
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File:Helen Hayes Hospital.jpg|Helen Hayes Hospital
File:Helen Hayes MacArthur on the grounds of Helen Hayes Hospital in the 1950s.jpg|Helen Hayes MacArthur
File:FRASER HOYER HOUSE WEST HAVERSTRAW, ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY.jpg|Fraser Hoyer House
File:Joshua_Hett_Smith_House_from_The_Picturesque_Hudson_1915.jpg|Treason House - ([[Joshua Hett Smith House]])
File:The Joshua Hett Smith House - Haverstraw, N.Y. Washington's - (3990713692).jpg|Washington's Headquarters
File:Haverstraw Bay Park.JPG|Paul Piperato Haverstraw Bay Park Along the Hudson River
File:Haverstraw Marina.JPG|Haverstraw Marina along the Hudson River
File:Ice Skating on Peck's Pond, Haverstraw.jpg|Peck's Pond
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==Notable inhabitants==
* Margaret "Peggy" Hickey - [[United States Navy]] [[Warrant Officer (United States)|Chief Warrant Officer 5]], the highest pay grade in that category. She joined the USN in May 1977. As a seaman recruit her leading [[non-commissioned officer]] told her "I don't like women in the Navy and as far as I'm concerned, you belong at home, barefoot and pregnant." - "Now here, go fill my coffee cup." She retired in 2008 after 31 years of service, receiving the [[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] at her retirement ceremony.  She was one of the first women to serve on a ship. Her first sea duty was aboard the [[USS Vulcan (AR-5)|USS ''Vulcan'']] in 1985. She has also served aboard the [[USS Butte (AE-27)|USS ''Butte'']], [[USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)|USS ''John F. Kennedy'']] and [[USS George Washington (CVN-73)|USS ''George Washington'']]. Before enlisting in the Navy she worked as the first female customer engineer for [[IBM]] after graduating from [[North Rockland High School]].
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