Andre Execution Site
near 31 Andre Hill Rd, Tappan, NY
To find the monument, go west on Old Tappan Rd from Main St and look for the historical marker on the corner of Andre Hill Rd. Turn left and proceed to the monument which is in a traffic island in the middle of Andre Hill Road, in a residential area near #31. The site is enclosed by a wrought iron fence.
Andre's body was buried here at the site of his execution. In 1821 he was exhumed, loaded aboard a British warship on the Hudson, and brought to England for permanent burial in Westminster Abbey.
See these two webpages for more details and photos:
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?MarkerID=59755
http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=59756
Read MoreTo find the monument, go west on Old Tappan Rd from Main St and look for the historical marker on the corner of Andre Hill Rd. Turn left and proceed to the monument which is in a traffic island in the middle of Andre Hill Road, in a residential area near #31. The site is enclosed by a wrought iron fence.
Andre's body was buried here at the site of his execution. In 1821 he was exhumed, loaded aboard a British warship on the Hudson, and brought to England for permanent burial in Westminster Abbey.
See these two webpages for more details and photos:
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?MarkerID=59755
http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=59756
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