Pocantico Gazette, Sept. 1846

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Thought to be the first newspaper in Tarrytown, the Pocantico Gazette was published by Jacob Odell, merchant and first mayor of the village, in September 1846. Odell named his newspaper “Pocantico,” the Native American word for “a stream between two hills.” In this first issue, Odell stated that he was “uncertain if another number will be issued,” and he did not publish any more after the first. The format, however, was adopted by the students at the Irving Institute, who called their new paper the Irving Banner.

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