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Fort Lee’s Old English Neighborhood, Buried History

Members of the Fort Lee Historic Society and Fort Lee Historic Sites Committee hope the creation of this proposed historic district in a small area of Fort Lee will pave the way for more history being preserved.

This time of the year always brings me back to thoughts of the fall of 1776 and General Washington’s retreat from Fort Lee, or as we refer to it, "Washington’s Retreat to Victory."  As mentioned in previous pieces, General Washington led more than 2,000 of his troops west on Fort Lee's present day Main Street on Nov. 20, 1776 as they abandoned Fort Lee when they received warning that the British had crossed the Hudson River and were heading to capture Fort Lee. This archives piece will deal with the area of Fort Lee where the main fortification of Fort Constitution, later named Fort Lee, was built in 1776.  While the Palisade Interstate Park has done a magnificent job in recreating the spirit of “Fort” Lee at the Fort Lee Historic Park off…

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