Fort Lee, NJ
2 first-person accounts from the Revolutionary era.
Historical Voices
Nathanael Greene
The Worst Week of the War
Nathanael Greene stood on the Palisades and watched Fort Washington fall. From the New Jersey cliffs, he could see the British and Hessian columns closing in from three sides. He could hear the firing...
Modern Voices
The Cliffs Remember
Fort Lee Historic Park sits on top of the Palisades, directly above the George Washington Bridge. The juxtaposition is startling. You stand at the reconstructed gun battery, looking out at a view that...
