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Beginnings: The first settlers were Dutch from New Amsterdam and Quakers from New England. When the railroad arrived in 1867, it named the station Bellmore although the community surrounding the station retained the name New Bridge. As businesses began to sprout around the station, more and more people began to call the community Bellmore. That name became official when the first post office was established with the name Bellmore in the general store near the station in 1883.
Beginnings: The first settlers were Dutch from New Amsterdam and Quakers from New England. When the railroad arrived in 1867, it named the station Bellmore although the community surrounding the station retained the name New Bridge. As businesses began to sprout around the station, more and more people began to call the community Bellmore. That name became official when the first post office was established with the name Bellmore in the general store near the station in 1883.
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