Why a portrait is upside down at this Tappan restaurant and a look at this Rockland hamlet
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A portrait of Major John Andre remains upside down at the '76 House in Tappan. General George Washington turned it over when Andre was hung as a spy after giving the plans of West Point to Benedict Arnold. The portrait of Arnold is at far left. Today the tavern is home to The Old '76 House restaurant.
Harold W. Jones, Superintendent of the DeWint House, standing outside the house with his father and former Superintendent Harold B. Jones. The house was used by George Washington as his headquarters during the American Revolution.
Stephen Kaplan of Tappan sets up Halloween decorations in his yard Oct. 22 with help from his daughter, Jojo, 3.
A ghost from a neighbor's Halloween-decorated yard flies by the Major John Andre monument in Tappan. The stone stands at the spot where Andre was hung as a spy and buried under the gallows. Among the inscriptions on the marker are these words from George Washington — "He was more unfortunate than criminal, an accomplished man and a gallant officer."
A large sweetgum tree shows off its fall colors as seed balls hang from its branches Oct. 22 at Tappan Memorial Park.
The Camp Shanks Memorial in Tappan honors the millions of soldiers who were based at the camp before they were sent overseas during World War II from 1943 to 1946.
The Tappan Reformed Church recently celebrated its 325th year anniversary. It was built on the site of the trial of Major John Andre, which was held in a previous church building.
Diane and Larry LePore of Orangeburg and Sue Cannold of Norwood, N.J., middle, walk Oct. 11 on the Joseph B. Clarke Rail Trail in Tappan. The nearly four-mile path was built on a former railroad line and runs from Blauvelt to Tappan.
Dancers with Die Erste Gottscheer Tanzgruppe (The First Dance Group of the Gottscheers) perform Oct. 1 at the annual Traubenfest at the German Masonic Grounds in Tappan. The family picnic festival was sponsored by the Noble Ninth Manhattan Masonic District of Free and Accepted Masons.
Ryan Kropp, 5 of Tappan, makes a Lego truck Sept. 26 during the Lego Lab at the Tappan Library. The red barn door in the background is from the 1920 Borchers Stable, a historic building that is now the home of the children's room at the library.
About Peter Carr: In his spare time, Peter plays banjo and other bluegrass instruments. He is happy to be playing gigs, mostly in the Hudson Valley, with Moonshine Creek Bluegrass Band. Instagram: @pcarrphoto
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