NJ, USA
Fort Lee Historic Park Visitor Center & Museum
Museum
Interpretive museum at Fort Lee Historic Park covering the 1776 Palisades campaign. Exhibits include period maps of the Fort Washington-Fort Lee defensive system, artifacts recovered from the site, and biographical materials on the commanders and soldiers who occupied and abandoned the fort. A diorama re-creates the Hessian ascent of the Palisades. Essential orientation for understanding how the loss of Fort Washington on November 16 made Fort Lee's evacuation inevitable four days later.
Visiting Today
Address
Hudson Terrace, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Hours
Wed–Sun 10am–5pm (April–November)
Admission
Free
Connected Events
Jul 1776
Nov 1776
Fall of Fort Washington
Nathanael Greene, Robert Magaw
Nov 1776
Failure of the Hudson River Defense Strategy
Nathanael Greene
Nov 1776
Greene Commands Fort Lee and Warns Washington
Nathanael Greene
Nov 1776
Beginning of the Retreat Across New Jersey
Thomas Paine
Nov 1776
Nov 1776
Evacuation of Fort Lee
Nathanael Greene
Nov 1776