It lies upon the Hudson, in the S. angle of the co. Its surface is broken by abrupt and rocky hills in the E. ; but in the center and W. it spreads out into a rolling or moderately hilly region.

The Nyack Hills, extending along the river, are 300 to 500 feet high, with steep, rocky declivities upon the E., but more gradual slopes upon the W. Their summits are rocky and covered with a light growth of forest trees.

Pascack Creek flows through the extreme W. angle, and Spar Kil is a tributary of the Hudson.

The red sandstone which crops out on the E. declivities of the hills, within a few rods of the river, between Piermont and Nyack, is extensively quarried and exported for building stone.

Fruit growing and furnishing milk for the New York market have become leading pursuits.

corner of the town, contains 5 churches, 5 shoe manufactories, a steam tub and pail factory, the Rockland Female Institute, and a private academy.

Upon each end of the pier are extensive offices for the transaction of the busi- ness of the road.

This place was the scene of the trial of Andre, and for a time in 1780 was the head- quarters of Gen. Washington.

The Orangetown Resolutions, a protest of the imposition of duties and the closing of the port of Boston by the British Parliament, were passed in Tappan on July 4, 1774, a precursor of the American Revolution.

[5][citation needed] As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 47,711 people, 17,330 households, and 11,940 families residing in the town.

[9] Education in the city is provided by the South Orangetown Central School District.

Presently the Orangetown Town Council consists of Gerald "Jerry" Bottari (D), Paul Valentine (R), Thomas F. Diviny (R), and Brian Donohue (R).

[10] In state government, it is represented by Senator Bill Weber and Assemblyman John McGowan.

Pearl River station in Pearl River gives commuter rail service from Spring Valley south to Hoboken Terminal, on New Jersey Transit's Pascack Valley Line.

The highway continues to the east, on the Tappan Zee Bridge, over the Hudson River, to Westchester County.