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

Fort Lee's annual "Retreat to Victory" festivities took place at Fort Lee Historic Park and Monument Park on Saturday and Sunday.

The Fort Lee Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs sponsored Fort Lee’s annual “Retreat to Victory” event Saturday and Sunday, celebrating the 236th anniversary of Washington’s 1776 retreat from Fort Lee. The event, which took place mostly at Fort Lee Historic Park, included a parade to Monument Park; music, infantry and artillery demonstrations; a battle reenactment and more. Photographer Donna Brennan provided these images of what has become a Fort Lee tradition.

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Arya F. Jenkins

9:45 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012

Nice to see you get the kudos you deserve, Donna!   more ›

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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 ›

Fort Lee BOE, Governing Body Meetings, ‘Retreat to Victory’ This Week

The Week Ahead: a look at just some of what’s going on in Fort Lee this week.

After two cancelled meetings in the aftermath of Sandy, the Fort Lee Board of Education gets back to business Monday with a meeting at Fort Lee High School. The posted agenda for the meeting, which can be downloaded here or from the Fort Lee Public School District’s website, includes an annual test score presentation and public hearings on “Observance Week of Respect and School Violence Awareness” and “Violence and Vandalism/HIB Report” for 2011-2012, along with the usual list of resolutions the school board is expected to vote on and barring any walk-ins. The Fort Lee BOE’s regular business meeting takes place Monday at 8 p.m. in the Fort Lee High School library/media center. On Thursday, the Fort Lee Mayor and Council will hold its …

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Washington's Retreat to Victory Reenactment

Revolutionary War reenactors marched in Gen. George Washington’s historic footsteps Saturday in Fort Lee; photographer Donna Brennan captured these images

The annual procession from Fort Lee Historic Park to Monument Park marked the anniversary of Washington’s retreat from the British.

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Fort Lee Weekend Events: ‘Living History,’ Piano Concert, Soccer

A quick look at some events going on in the borough this weekend, including your last chance to visit the Fort Lee Farmers Market

Retreat to Victory March (Saturday; 11:45 a.m.) 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. The march starts at 11:45 a.m. at the Fort Lee Historic Park area of the Palisade Interstate Park at the Hudson Terrace exit. Click here for further details, or call the Fort Lee Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs at 201-693-2763. Thomas Paine "Punch and Pie Night" Fundraiser (Saturday; 7 p.m.) The Fort Lee Common Sense Society is holding its annual Punch and Pie fundraiser to raise money for the statue of Revolutionary War-era patriot Thomas Paine to be erected in Fort Lee's Monument Park. The event, …

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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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