Baylor Massacre
Occurring within thirty miles of New York City and due west of the Hudson River in present-day River Vale, the Baylor Massacre was the result of an unprepared American scouting party led by Colonel George Baylor and a stealth British foraging party led by Gen. Sir Charles Grey. The year…
Burdett’s Landing Site
A plaque marks the road that leads to the site on the Hudson River of Peter Burdett’s ferry, which during the Revolutionary War was a strategic approach to General Nathanael Greene encampment on the hill at Fort Constitution (Fort Lee) on the hill above. Burdette was a New York merchant…
Closter Dock Rd. and Old Dock Rd.
Closter Dock Road was a major route from the town that led up over the cliffs of the Palisades down to the Closter Docks on the Hudson River (now Alpine Landing). This became a busy commercial boat and ferry landing during the 18th century. During the Revolutionary War it was…
Fort Lee Historic Park
Located on the cliffs overlooking the Hudson River with spectacular views of the George Washington Bridge, Fort Lee played significant part in America’s fight for independence when General Washington and his Continental Army, who were stationed here, were driven out by the advancing British army on November 20, 1776. It…