Tappan, New York
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| Tappan, New York | |
  Tappan, New York
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| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Rockland |
| Area | |
| - Total | 2.8 sq mi (7.2 km²) |
| - Land | 2.8 sq mi (7.2 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 6,757 |
| - Density | 2,423.0/sq mi (935.5/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 10983 |
| Area code(s) | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-73154 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0967057 |
Tappan is a hamlet (and a census-designated place) in Rockland County, New York, United States. The population was 6,757 at the 2000 census.
Tappan is in the Town of Orangetown.
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[edit] History
[edit] 1691
The first County Courthouse was built in Tappan, though by 1737, sessions alternated between Tappan and Goshen.
[edit] 1711
The first school house in Rockland County was built in Tappan. It was used as a school until 1860. There would not be another school in the county until late in the 18th century.
[edit] 1774
The Orangetown Resolutions were adopted in 1774 at the home and inn of Loyalist Yoast Mabie, a Dutch colonial house built by his cousin Casparus Mabie in Tappan when Great Britain increased its taxes on tea and crops, prompting protest from local patriots on July 4th 1774, two years to the date before adopting the Declaration of Independence.
[edit] 1780
Loyalist Yoast Mabie home known as "Mabie's Inn" was the place of confinement of British Major John André, who plotted with American General Benedict Arnold to surrender West Point to the British.
Today the house is use as a restaurant operating daily as the "The Old '76 House".
[edit] 1780 - 1783
General George Washington used the 1700 DeWint House, Rockland County's oldest existing structure in Tappan as his headquarters four times and dined at The Old 76 House during the American Revolution.
[edit] 1780
British Major John André, who conspired with Benedict Arnold to buy the plans for the fortifications at West Point to the British, was captured in Tarrytown on his way back to the British lines with the plans. Major John André was brought to Tappan and confined at "The Old 76 House" and brought to trial at the Reformed Church of Tappan; he was found guilty, hanged and buried nearby.
[edit] 1790
Cereo, first baby food, was manufactured by Macy Deming at the Haring Adams (Deming) House.
[edit] 2007
Tappan Fire Department 100th anniversary was celebrated on October 13, 2007 with a Mardi Gras-style parade, complete with beaded necklaces and confetti.
[edit] The Old '76 House
Located on 110 Main St, Tappan, just past the village green near the center of town is "America's Third Oldest Public House" - The Old '76 House, one of America's oldest taverns. It is of particular interest to Maybee/Mabie/Mabee researchers. The Maybees were a much-divided family during the American Revolutionary War. Casparus Mabie, a cousin of the Loyalist Maybees, built The Old '76 House, then known as "Mabie's Inn", the home of Yoast Mabie in 1755. The Orangetown Resolutions were adopted at Yoast Mabie's home on July 4th 1774, two years prior to the date of adopting the Declaration of Independence.
The Old '76 House was often used during The American Revolutionary War. Through its long use as a meeting place for patriots, The Old '76 House established itself as safe ground for Americans in the mist of the revolution and also served as the "prison" of the Revolution's most notorious spy as denoted by the historical marker in the front, Major John André.
The Old '76 House, although often referred to as "André's Prison", was not a real prison nor used as a place of incarceration for anyone before or since.
The Old '76 House was expanded in 1755 to accommodate stage coach passengers, and has been a place of shelter for tired travelers for more than three hundred years. It has accommodated, on various occasions, every General of the west wing of the Continental Army, including Commander-in-Chief General George Washington, who, with his chief provisioner Samuel Fraunces, owner of Fraunces Tavern in New York City, dined in the comfortable atmosphere of the House.
[edit] Geography
Tappan is located at (41.025897, -73.951180)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the region has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.2 km²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 6,757 people, 2,261 households, and 1,887 families residing in the community. The population density was 2,423.0 per square mile (935.1/km²). There were 2,294 housing units at an average density of 822.6/sq mi (317.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.27% White, 1.27% African American, 0.12% Native American, 13.51% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.48% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.36% of the population.
There were 2,261 households out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.6% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.5% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the region the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.
The median income for a household in the area was $86,435, and the median income for a family was $91,827. Males had a median income of $57,750 versus $40,707 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $32,811. About 2.3% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Tourism
[edit] Historical Markers
- 1700 DeWint House - Oak Tree Road & Livingston Avenue.
- Andre Monument, Old Tappan Road. & 42 Andre Hill Road
- General Lafayette, Western Highway. & Christine Lane
- Hickory Hill Cooperative, Hickory Hill & Old Tappan Rds
- The First Court House,Tappan Green
- Trial of Andre, 32 Old Tappan Road
- Washington’s Camp, Western Highway & Christine Lane
[edit] Landmarks and places of Interest
- Andre Monument - Andre Hill, south of Old Tappan Road - 1/2 mile west of Railroad Crossing - Marks reported site of execution of Maj. John Andre, hanged for espionage.
- 1700 DeWint House - 20 Livingston Street.
- Manse - Kings Highway & 28 Old Tappan Road - Built of stone in 1726, considered to be oldest parsonage in continuous use in United Stafes. Architecture is typical Hudson Valley Dutch colonial, ornamentation on exterior being added later. Restructured 1788; frame wing added about 1830. There is a historical marker at this site.
- The Old 76 House - 110 Main Street.
- Reformed Church of Tappan - Kings Highway - 32 Old Tappan Road - Organized as Low Dutch Christian Reformed Chunch of Tappan 1694, it is oldest congregation in Rockland County.
- Village Green - West of the Reformed Church of Tappan. This site was the first Orange County courthouse until 1798 (Rockland County was a part of Orange County). Destroyed by fire along with the jail in 1773. The green had a whipping post and stocks, a stray cattle pound and during the American Revolution, a Liberty Pole (flag pole).
- Tappan Elm - located in the middle of Oak Tree Road just south of the Sparkill Creek. It was part of the Revolutionary War Alarm System. A flaming tar barrel was to be hoisted to the top of the tree if the British were to approach. It was used just once as a signal, in 1783, that Washington and Carleton agreed to a prisoner exchange and the evacuation of New York. It was cut down in 1953.
- Tappantown Historical Society
[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- The DeWint House
- Tappantown Historical Society
- A Brief History of Rockland County
- Volunteer Fire Association of Tappan
- Rockland Magazine
- The Journal News, the local newspaper
- Tappan, New York is at coordinates Coordinates:
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