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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM115A_willat-fox-triangle-studios_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
? ? ? ? ? The Willat Film Manufacturing Corp. began assembling property at the northwest corner of Main Street and Linwood Avenue in 1913, and by 1915 owned three lots occupying nearly half this block. Carl A. Willatowski, a film pioneer known th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1156_american-clair-studios_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
? ? ? ? ? In 1911, the Soci?t? Francaise des Films et Cinematographs ?clair purchased land on the west side of Linwood Avenue for the construction of a motion picture studio in downtown Fort Lee. ?clair was a manufacturer of film and film apparat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW0G_the-american-crisis_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.In celebrationofFort Lee…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVZP_preserving-the-palisades_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
Through the 1890s, quarries blasted the Palisades for stone to make gravel and concrete. The largest of these, Carpenter Brothers' quarry, was just south of here (background photograph and B). Many thousands of tons of broken rock were taken from …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4TE_historical-chronology-1776_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
(1) July 12 - Fort Lee's fortifications laid out. Together with Fort Washington on the opposite bank and aided by a river barrier, the twin fortresses are intended to thwart British control of the Hudson. (2) July12 - General Howe's forces land…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4TC_military-magazine_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
The military magazine derives its name from the Arabic word, "Makhazin", meaning granary, or storehouse. Revolutionary War magazines were constructed with emphasis on fire and waterproofing, easy accessibility to the guns serviced and security fro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4TA_the-barbette-battery_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
This battery was believed to be the "Barbette Battery" as its location commanded a large field of fire of the river, stretching North to South from the Chevaux-De-Frise to the Bluff Rock's southern edge. A Barbette Battery's guns fired over a l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4T7_soldier-hut_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
At Fort Lee, "hutting" - the building of permanent huts - was started at General Greene's command to: "Fix proper places for barracks, none to be nearer the fort than 50 rods?build timber huts?boards are to be had only for the roof. The huts we…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4T6_cannons_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
The word "cannon" is derived from the Latin canna, meaning tube, pipe or gun and dates back to the 13th Century. In the 1400's, the term described a cylinder made from iron bars "soldered" together and fortified with iron hoops. By the 18th Cen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4T5_abatis-construction-at-fort-lee_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
Fortifications were protected by obstacles, such as an abatis, or other major hindrances to assaulting troops. They were easily placed before a parapet, or breastwork, wherever trees were plentiful and were used to supplement defensive rampart wal…
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