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A Walk With Washington in Modern Day Fort Lee

The 236th anniversary celebration of General Washington's Retreat to Victory in Fort Lee is Saturday, Nov. 17, with events continuing throughout the weekend.

As Thanksgiving approaches next week, this is a time to reflect on many things in our lives as Americans, from the most recent visit of a superstorm named Sandy and the ensuing havoc, to those things we all have to be grateful for in our Fort Lee of 2012.  Each November, our borough takes on the look of the town depicted in the Ray Bradbury story, Something Wicked This Way Comes. The book and the film based on this story evoke all the darkness and mystery of autumn, and, in a way, if you look from our perch on the Palisades, Fort Lee too takes on a very Gothic look, as the grayness of the days gives way to long crisp nights. This is the climate that is just right for a step back in time, that time being 1776. Fort Lee has changed markedly …

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William Mays

6:24 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012

Boo hoo, I think that 20 minutes of our history is worth businesses being inconvenienced for 20 minutes.   more ›

Revolutionary War Re-enactors to March in Washington’s Historic Footsteps

The procession from Fort Lee Historic Park to Monument Park Saturday marks the anniversary of George Washington’s retreat from the British

Revolutionary War re-enactors will march from Fort Lee Historic Park to Monument Park Saturday, following the same path Gen. George Washington and his troops followed in November, 1776, in what later became known as the “Retreat to Victory.” “Washington’s troops” will march up Main St. to Monument Park in commemoration of Washington’s escape from the British on Nov. 20, 1776. The march will culminate in a short ceremony at Monument Park, including a musket firing salute, and hot cider and donuts will be served at the Fort Lee Museum adjacent to the park after the ceremony. To join the march, which starts at 11:45 a.m. Saturday—and everyone is welcome, according to the Fort Lee Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs—join the re-enactors at…

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About Town: Fort Lee Historic Park

When's the last time you visited the Fort Lee Historic Park?

When is the last time you visited the Fort Lee Historic Park that didn’t involve meeting your high school friends to hang out in the woods? Wait. Have you ever been to the Fort Lee Historic Park? Either way, you should plan on visiting. Soon. Why? First of all, because the Fort Lee Historic Park’s Visitor Center just re-opened after undergoing a major renovation. Although many of the same exhibits are still on display, they look as fresh as they did in 1976. There are also some wonderful new additions that nicely complement the existing exhibits. Second of all, the soldiers’ quarters have been meticulously rebuilt since the buildings in that area of the park were lost to a fire some years ago. Strolling among the buildings you really get …

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