the Bergen County Historical Society
Video of the engagement at Historic New Bridge Landing, August 17, 2019.
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The 240th Anniversary of the Raid on Paulus Hook
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The 240th Anniversary of the Raid on Paulus Hook
from the Bergen County Historical Society
New Bridge Landing NJ, All roads lead to New Bridge and in the 18th century this was often the case! Due to its proximity in NJ to NYC and sitting at a strategic crossing on the banks of the Hackensack River, New Bridge Landing would be an active piquet post, HQ for George Washington, an information gathering post and the site of eleven skirmishes and engagements during the American Revolution.
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