Beginnings [1]
The unincorporated hamlet of Tappan is located in the southern section of the town of Orangetown, one of five towns of the 176 square mile Rockland County. The boundaries of Tappan are indefinite and are based mainly upon postal service zones.
Tappan, originally named Tappantown, was the first organized settlement on the west side of the Hudson River between New Jersey and Newburgh, New York. Tappan is situated near the Palisades in a fertile basin with gently sloping hills which is formed at the break in the Palisades for the Tappan Creek. The Dutch called this breech the "sloot" or "slote" meaning trench, most or ditch. The early Dutch settlers found this basin desirable both for its closeness to the Hudson River (for transportation) and for its fertile soil agreeable for cultivation. Tappan and its immediate vicinity was basically agricultural in nature in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Historically, this location was significant to the village due to the need for river transportation in the early years.
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Andre Avenue • Andre Hill Drive • Ann Drive • Autumn Drive • Babcock Lane • Bogart Place • Brandt Avenue • Brianbeth Place • Campbell Avenue • Cedar Street • Central Avenue • Charles Street • Claudia Court • Cleveland Street • Conklin Avenue • Conor Court • Delo Drive • Gates Place • Grand Avenue • Grant Street • Greenbush Road • Hale Place • Hardwood Drive • Hickory Hill Lane • Hickory Hill Road • Jane Street • Lafayette Street • Lester Drive • Liberty Road • Main Street • Mallory Lane • Musket Road • Newport Avenue • Oak Tree Road • Old Tappan Road • Pine Tree Lane • Princeton Drive • Ross Place • Rossevelt Street • Route 15 • Route 303 • Sargeant Hartz Drive • Schreiber Street • Stephens Lane • Summit Avenue • Teena Place • Van Wardt Place • Washington Avenue • Washington Lane • Western Highway South • Yorktown Court