Discover Orangeburg, including WWII history at Camp Shanks Museum and great outdoor spaces
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Volunteers John Gray, left, and Peter Hingle show a visitor around the Camp Shanks Museum in Orangeburg, on Feb. 19. The museum recreates an Army barracks as it looked during WWII. Servicemen from around the country passed through the camp on their way overseas. The camp also housed German and Italian prisoners of war.
Construction for the new addition to Orangetown Town Hall in Orangeburg is nearing completion, shown Feb. 7.
The moon rises Feb. 24 over Lake Tappan in Orangeburg. The reservoir, on the Hackensack River, straddles New York and New Jersey.
Kevin and Theresa Costello of Orangeburg walk recently on the Joseph B. Clarke Rail Trail on a footbridge built for the trail over Route 303 in Orangeburg. The trail stretches from Tappan to Blauvelt, where the tracks from the Erie Railroad once ran.
Fans in the "Red Sea" section at Tappan Zee High School in Orangeburg cheer Feb. 7 after a slam dunk during a game with Nanuet.
Charlotte Goldsack of Pearl River hangs on to her sled Feb. 13 on the hill at Veterans Memorial Park in Orangeburg.
This large sign is all that remains of the 303 Drive-In Theater in Orangeburg.
Grace Romero of Sparkill gathers soccer balls after a practice drill Feb. 22 at the OMM Soccer - Orangetown Soccer Complex. In the background is Iris King of Sparkill.
Tappan Zee, Clarkstown, Wappingers and Edgmont held a quad meet Jan. 31 at Galaxy Gymnastics in Orangeburg.
James Dean, long-serving Orangetown superintendent of highways, looks over sidewalk snow clearing equipment at the town's Highway Department in Orangeburg before a storm Jan. 5.
About Peter Carr: In his spare time, Peter plays banjo and other bluegrass instruments. He is happy to be playing gigs, mostly in the Hudson Valley, with Moonshine Creek Bluegrass Band. Instagram: @pcarrphoto
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