Historic Bridge Across The Hackensack River

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dc.creatorBeards, Daniel E.
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-18T15:44:27Z
dc.date.available2026-05-18T15:44:27Z
dc.date.issued2014-05-13
dc.descriptionGeneral Washington rode out from his Hackensack Headquarters on November 20, 1776 and led the fleeing American garrison from Fort Lee over the New Bridge. A large part of the Army was saved from entrapment on the Peninsula between the Hudson and Hackensack Rivers. The old wooden span that carried them to safety was later dubbed �the bridge that saved a nation.� It was during Washington's retreat across this bridge that Thomas Paine composed his pamphlet, "The American Crisis", which began with the recognized phrase, "These are the times that try men's souls" This is where British troops under Major General Vaughan attacked the American rear guard on November 21, 1776. New Bridge served as a battleground, encampment ground, military headquarters and intelligence-gathering post throughout the American Revolutionary War
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dc.format.extent4336 x 1222
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10929/156248
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dc.subjectHistoric Bridge
dc.subjectAmerican Revolution
dc.subjectGeneral Washington
dc.subjectUS. National Register of Historic Places
dc.subjectNew Jersey Register of Historic Places
dc.subjectHistory
dc.subjectAmerican History
dc.subjectHackensack
dc.subjectBergen County
dc.subjectGateway
dc.subjectThe Gateway Region
dc.subjectNew Jersey
dc.subjectNJ
dc.subjectJersey
dc.subjectThe Garden State
dc.titleHistoric Bridge Across The Hackensack River

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