Hector St. John (Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur) formally sells his Pine Hill Farm, which he bought in 1769, to Thomas Moffatt.
During the American Revolution, he refused to take up arms against the British. Therefore, he was suspected of...
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Front left view of this building. A historical marker sign in posted near the steps in the front yard. Front left view of the 76 Stone House in Tappan, N.Y. The Old '76 House is not simply one of America's oldest taverns. Built in 1668, The Old...
A hand colored postcard. Front left view of the 76 Stone House in Tappan, N.Y. The Old '76 House is not simply one of America's oldest taverns. built in 1668, the Old '76 House had a profound effect on the outcome of The Revolutionary War....
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A front view of the historic "76 House" in Tappan, N.Y. The Old '76 House is not simply one of America's oldest taverns, built in 1668, the Old '76 House had a profound effect on the outcome of The Revolutionary War. Through its long use as a...
A man at the Dobbs Ferry signal for the ferry. Signalling from Dobbs Ferry with the use of a black shutter that would alert the ferry-boat to cross from Snedens. Ferry man at Snedens had to look through a spy glass every five minutes.
Lithograph card of two cottage scenes painted by Albert Bowers, one is on the top and one is on the bottom. Each have a thin line border around the edge and are on a diagonal, touching in the right hand corner. The scene on the top shows a cottage...
This map depicts a hill on the east side of the Hudson River with two roads leading down to Fishkill Landing. Blunt's notation states the following: "About 1/4 mile from river at Fishkill Landing on highest point of land between the two roads...
A woman walks along the brick sidewalk to the doorway of the 1700 DeWint House, a historical site in Tappan, NY. During the Revolutionary War, George Washington stayed in this house when the British spy, John Andre, was being tried as a spy.
The '76 House in Tappan, NY, featured several signs, alerting the passerby to both Brooklyn Lager Beer and the prison where British spy John Andre was held during the Revolutionary War. The Andre monument is on a hill west of the restaurant.
The '76 Stone House in Tappan, NY has long been an inn or a restaurant. It was here that John Andre was held prisoner waiting for trial. A monument atop a hill close by marks the place where he met his death, having been found guilty as a spy in...
