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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C1Y_washingtons-retreat-to-victory_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
British Lieutenant General Charles Lord Cornwallis and five thousand of his troops crossed the Hudson River and made their way to Fort Lee from Huyler's Landing Road on November 20th, 1776. General Nathanael Greene, warned of the invasion by a vig…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C1Q_washingtons-retreat-to-victory_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
This retreat route on Main Street in Fort Lee, N.J. enabled General George Washington's army to escape capture from the British and prevent the end of the War for Independence. Patriot and soldier Thomas Paine wrote about his experience in Fort Le…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C1P_washingtons-retreat-to-victory_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
New Jersey is known as the Crossroads of the American Revolution and this Fort Lee crossroad on Main Street represents one of the most important sites in the United States. Here, on present day Main Street, Major General Nathanael Greene led the g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AZ3_new-bridge_Hackensack-NJ.html
The first "new bridge" erected in 1745. It was a strategic crossing during the Revolution used by Washington's army during the 1776 retreat. In 1888/89, the wooden span was replaced by this iron swing-bridge, now the oldest such bridge of its kind…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18OU_memory-of-the-defenders-of-the-union_Hackensack-NJ.html
To the Perpetual Memory of the Defenders of the Union 1861-1865.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM183X_bathing-in-the-hudson_Englewood-Cliffs-NJ.html
This photograph was taken here at "Bloomer's Beach" in the summer of 1932. From the Park's Annual Report for that year: "The bathing beaches and bath houses were open to the public from the latter part of May until Labor Day. It is estimated t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17TC_talos-sam-n-6_Hackensack-NJ.html
Specifications:Diameter: 28"Length: 19'-2"Weight: 2,700 lbsWings: 9'-2"Range: 65 MilesEngines: RamjetWarhead: Conventional 300 lbs - NuclearNavigation: Radio ControlledBooster: 2,950 lbs of Thrust Solid Fuel First test October 1951.Used on US N…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17TB_terrier-sam-n-7_Hackensack-NJ.html
Specifications:Diameter: 12"Length: 27 ftWeight: 3000 lbsWings: 47"Range: 15 Miles - Ceiling of 10 MilesWarhead: 218 lbsNavigation: Radio ControlledSpeed: Mach 1.8Booster: 1,290 lbs of Thrust The Terrier Missile was used by most US Naval vessel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17T3_bofor-40-mm-auto-cannon_Hackensack-NJ.html
Specifications:Caliber: 40 MMWeight: 6,500 lbsRate of Fire: 6,500 lbsRate of Fire: 160 Rounds per Min.Range: 4500 Yards (Tracer Burn Out)Velocity: 2890 ft/secWarhead: Armor Piercing/High Explosive This weapon could be used as a single gun or in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17T0_underwater-mk16-mine_Hackensack-NJ.html
This type of mine was deployed from surface ships and submarines. The larger round section of the mine contains 600 lbs of cast TNT. When the enemy ship moves near the mine, the smaller float makes contact and sets off the detonator. The main expl…
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