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The Bergen County Historical Society Remembers Pamphleteer Thomas Paine

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River Edge NJ ,“These are the times that try men’s souls.” This simple quotation from Founding Father Thomas Paine’s The American Crisis not only describes the beginnings of the American Revolution, but also the life of Paine himself. Throughout most of his life, his writings inspired passion, but also brought him great criticism. He communicated the ideas of the Revolution to common farmers as easily as to intellectuals, creating prose that stirred the hearts of the fledgling United States.
From the Bergen County Historical Society at Historic New Bridge Landing a posting for remembering pamphleteer Thomas Paine’s birthday, (Jan 29, 1737-June 8, 1809), he thought it was important to describe in detail events in Bergen County Nov 20, 1776 to rally the troops and citizens in “The American Crisis”:

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The Bergen County Historical Society : The 245th Anniversary of the British Invasion & American Retreat in Bergen County!

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by the Bergen County Historical Society

Historic New Bridge Landing , on November 20th, 1776, five thousand British, Hessian and Loyalist troops, under command of Lt. Gen. Lord Cornwallis, scaled the Palisades at Lower Closter Dock and marched against Fort Lee. Warned by an alert officer, the American garrison escaped entrapment by safely crossing the Hackensack River at New Bridge, now known as “the Bridge That Saved a Nation,” and lived to fight another day. To mark the 245th Anniversary of the “times that try men’s souls,” the Bergen County Historical Society, along with the Brigade of the American Revolution, will co-sponsor a day of living history on Sunday, November 21st 10 am-4 pm. 1201 Main Street, River Edge NJ.

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