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The Midnight Oil in Fort Lee: How Thomas Paine’s “American Crisis” Was Born in Bergen County

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The Midnight Oil in Fort Lee: How Thomas Paine’s “American Crisis” Was Born in Bergen County

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Fort Lee NJ, Did you know that some of the most influential words in American history were penned right here in Bergen County?

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Bergen County Historical Society : Summertime Tours – August 22, 1-4 pm

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Bergen County Historical Society
Summertime Tours – August 22, 1-4 pm
Historic New Bridge Landing  NJ, come visit Bergen County’s Premier Historic Site! Activities include Kite Flying, weather permitting! Three houses and barn open for tours. You can always duck into the houses if the weather is iffy.
A walk in the past, a dessert fest and kites for kids all add up to a day of food, family fun and flavor of local history at New Bridge Landing in River Edge.
Visitors will step back in time and spend an afternoon in the 18th century during the Bergen County Historical Society’s (BCHS) annual Summertime Social on Sunday, Aug. 22 from 1 to 4 p.m. During this open house of the historic village, the public is invited to tour the home that was George Washington’s quarters in 1780, enjoy a drink at an 18th century local tavern and a walk on “The bridge that saved a nation” and inspired Thomas Paine to write “These are the times that try men’s souls…”.

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