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The exonym Tappan is likely a derivation of a word or phrase from the Algonquian language Lenape as used by settlers to New Netherland, who spelled it as Tappaen. [3] It is not certain what the Tappan called themselves, but there are a variety of interpretations for the word. One suggestion is that it possibly comes from tuphanne meaning cold ...
The Tappan Zee (/ ˌ t æ p ən ˈ z iː /; also Tappan Sea or Tappaan Zee) is a natural widening of the Hudson River, about 3 miles (4.8 km) across at its widest, in southeastern New York. It stretches about 10 miles (16 km) along the boundary between Rockland and Westchester counties, downstream from Croton Point to Irvington .
Tappan, Ohio, an unincorporated community; Tappan, West Virginia, an unincorporated community; Lake Tappan, a reservoir on the Hackensack River; Old Tappan, New Jersey, a town in Bergen County; Tappan Lake, a reservoir in Harrison County, Ohio; Tappan, New York, a hamlet in Rockland County; Tappan Zee, widening of the Hudson River
The Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge, commonly known as the Tappan Zee Bridge, was a cantilever bridge in the U.S. state of New York.It was built from 1952 to 1955 to cross the Hudson River at one of its widest points, 25 miles (40 km) north of Midtown Manhattan, from South Nyack to Tarrytown.
Tappan was the filming site in the episode "New Car Smell" of the NBC comedy show, Ed. Ed was getting a kite down for a woman, but got stuck in a tree. A shot for the introduction to the film "No Looking Back" was shot in Tappan. The shot is facing east down Old Tappan Road from the perspective of Western Highway. [9]
TAPPAN – Old Tappan Road in this sliver of southeast Rockland County gets more than its share of traffic. Cars head east from the Jersey line, past Andre Hill and Western Highway.
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