Tappan, New York
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Tappan is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Orangetown, New York, United States. It is located northwest of Alpine, New Jersey, north of Northvale, New Jersey and Rockleigh, New Jers
Main Street In Tappan
Old 76 House Restaurant in Tappan, NY
Reformed Church of Tappan
Hanging of Major André
John André
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Major John André was a British Army officer who served as the head of Britain's intelligence operations during the American War for Independence. In September 1780, André negotiated with Continental A
Tappan, New York
…boycott of British imports and exports on Monday, July 4, 1774, two years to the day before the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed. British Major John André, who conspired with Benedict Arnold to allow the takeover of West Point by the British, was captured in 1780 in Tarrytown on his way back to the British…
Portrait by George Engleheart, 1772–1780
The location where André and Arnold plotted to surrender West Point to the British. It is located south of Haverstraw, New York, and forms part of the modern-day Hook Mountain State Park.
The Capture of Major Andre by Asher Durand, 1833 (Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts)
The Joshua Hett Smith House (since demolished) in 1909