Swastika discovered on Sloatsburg's Liberty Rock

Ramapo town officials inspecting a building they intend to buy saw an unlikely sight yesterday through the third-floor windows — a swastika, the Nazi symbol of hate. The symbol was clearly visible on Liberty Rock, the highest point in Sloatsburg. The rock was used in the Revolutionary War to signal patriots and to light watch fires for returning comrades. 'Any graffiti there is a desecration,' said town employee Janet Burnet, who alerted Mayor Carl Wright about the swastika. 'This swastika is an affront to the humanitarian spirit of everybody. It's frightening and saddening.' The swastika, painted white on a red circle on the rock, is just behind Liberty Rock Road. The hill is visible from several locations in the village, but the swastika itself is barely discernible from the ground because it is faded and obstructed from view by branches.