The Stone Point

As early as 1704 this area of the Tappan Patent was called the &#8220;steen&#8221; or &#8220;Stone&#8221; point, later Stony Point. It was commonly known by that name for over 150 years. A grist mill was built here in 1725, fifty years before the American Revolution. For over a century, it ground the grain from the Old Tappan farmland.<br> In 1857 Nicholas and Claudius Collignon established a large chair factory on this site. Their specialty was the manufacture of folding chairs.<br> <b><center><small>Sponsored by the Tercentenary Committee of Old Tappan<br>in the Tercentenary year of 1964</b></center></small>