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A wonderful Way to Celebrate Independence Day in Rockland Couny
It's the 4th of July, our nation's birthday.
A Great Way to Celebrate the 4th of July in Rockland County
The 4th of July is Independence Day, the day America declared its independence from the nation that almost ruled the entire world. It is our national birthday celebration intended to reflect upon our beginnings and celebrate as we would any other birthday.
And we, the residents of Rockland County, have the joy and pride of knowing the role of Orangetown, mostly Tappan & Piermont, in the drama. Let's begin with the 76 House, the oldest tavern in our State.
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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 meeting place for patriots, The Old ’76 House established itself as safe ground for Americans when the air was rife with revolution
At a meeting on July 4, 1774 – two years to the day before the Declaration of Independence and in prophetically similar language – the committee passed the Orangetown Resolutions. Orangetown, the municipality for the hamlet of Tappan, was then the County seat. It was where the County Supervisors met and where the Committee of Correspondence met. The Resolutions gave respectful notice to King George III that enough was enough. Patriots throughout the colony replied amen.
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It's still great place for food, drink and have a nostalgic historic journey to the days of our beginnings. But before doing that, make a day of it and visit the DeWint House where George Washington set up his HQ on 4 different occasions. Its a very short walk to & from the 76 House or maybe even drive to & from the Village of Piermont water front where George Washington met aboard a British ship with General Guy Carleton, the head of the British forces in North America, to accept its formal surrender and then officially recognized us for the first time as a free nation with a cannon salute from the ship. Ironically the General was born and raised in a small community in Northern Ireland in which my wife's family also lived.
