Past Chief Gallery
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Riggott, John
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July 1894, John Riggott hosted a small group of men for the purpose of organizing a Borough form of government. This proposition was soon ratified by the voters, and the Borough formally separated from the Township. Riggott then served as one of the Borough's first councilmen, but resigned that position to become the first Fire Chief for the Borough.
According to our history book, the Rockaway Hotel was a favorite place for Annie Oakley to stay on her way to perform in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in New York.
Newspapers, including the New York Times and the Dover Iron Era, reported Oakley's shooting match "at 50 birds, Hurlingham rules," with John Riggott on April 20, 1889. Oakley and Riggott each hit 43 birds, resulting in a tie.
