Now N Then

I should have added that the Name Tappan Zee comes from the name of the Tappan Indian Tribe that lived in the area and the Dutch word for wide expanse of water  “Zee”

Some time ago I had pictures of Terns which I called Turns. Since I was taught spelling by nuns it was probably their fault. The good news is that a member of that same order gleefully brought the misspelling to my attention.

In case you can’t read below: 10 bushels of Lime + 10 bushels of sand + 10 bushels of shells (oyster shells left by earlier generations of native americans), + 10 bushels of water = 16 cubic feet of wall. From a display on Cumberland Island.

On the Dungeness Estate on Cumberland Island