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Patrick
F. Egan designed the Seal of the Town of Warwick and it was officially
adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Warwick on October 18, 1971.
The
Town of Warwick was incorporated in 1789. Spanning 104 square
miles, it is the largest Town
in Orange County.
The
Seal of the Town of Warwick symbolizes of the history of the Town.
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The
Peace Pipe running perpendicular is symbolic of the peaceful relations
between the early settlers and the Lenni Lanape tribe.
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The
chain, running horizontally, is symbolic of the chain that was
stretched across the Hudson River near West Point during he
Revolutionary War. Parts
of the chain were forged within the Town of Warwick.
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The
patent in the upper left-hand quadrant is symbolic of the patent
signed by Queen Anne of England approving the purchase of land from
the Indians by the early settlers.
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The
cow’s head in the upper right quadrant is symbolic of the dairy
industry that was the largest industry in the formative years of the
Town of Warwick.
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The
onion in the lower right-hand quadrant is symbolic of the black dirt
region of the Town of Warwick.
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The
sailboat in the lower left-hand quadrant is symbolic of the Greenwood
Lake are of the Town of Warwick, and area known by the Indians as “Long
Pond”.
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As of the
2000 census, the population is 30,764.
The
Town of Warwick encompasses three incorporated Villages -- the Village of
Florida, incorporated in 1948; the Village of Greenwood Lake, incorporated
in 1924; and the Village of Warwick, incorporated in 1868. |