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Additions and Corrections

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

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.

How to make tabby

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

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.

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Tabby House

Friday, April 11th, 2008

On the Dungeness Estate on Cumberland Islandimg_2747.JPG

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