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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4QX_fort-lee-road_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
Fort Lee Road (Main Street) was the main roadway to General Washington's Headquarters in Hackensack. Supplies and men were in constant movement on the road to re-supply Fort Washington in New York. The Continental Army began it's "Retreat to Victo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4QW_general-john-black-jack-pershing_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
Spanish American WarMexican Expedition
General of the ArmiesWorld War IAttended the dedication of Monument Park as keynote speaker in 1908
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4QV_thomas-paine_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
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"Common Sense" ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? "American Crisis"? January 10, 1776 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? December 19, 1776Thomas Paine volunteered for the Continental Army. He marched to Amboy, New Jersey, located off the tip of Staten Island wh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4QU_general-hugh-mercer_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
Fort Lee was constructed by General Mercer on October 18, 1776 on orders from General George Washington. Originally called Fort Constitution, it was re-christened Fort Lee in honor of General Charles Lee, second in command of the Continental Army,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4QT_general-horatio-gates_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
General Gates was commissioned a Brigadier General and was appointed Adjutant General of the Continental Army in 1775 by orders of General Washington. He was in Fort Lee with General Washington in October 1776.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4QS_sumter-street_Columbia-SC.html
[Front text]:A Virginia native who came to SouthCarolina ca. 1765, General ThomasSumter was a leader in civil as wellas military affairs. He served in theFirst and Second Provincial Congresses, in the S.C. General Assembly, as U.S. Congressman and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4QR_general-henry-knox_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
General Knox was the Commander of the Continental Army Artillery. He was in charge of the placement of the artillery cannons on the palisades in Fort Lee. His main objective was to stop the British fleet from sailing up the Hudson River. He was on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4QQ_seneca-store_Poolesville-MD.html
In 1900, Frederick Allnutt purchased the 1855 Darby House and 1½ acres of land from Wilson Tschiffely, who had recently acquired the property along with the nearby mill. Allnutt, who had been running a store next to the canal for several year…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4QP_old-river-road_Rincon-GA.html
The Old River Road, one of Colonial Georgia's leading thoroughfares and the first highway to connect Savannah and Augusta, passed here. It was initially opened as a horse path by direction of General Oglethorpe in the 1730's. During the early year…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4QO_general-nathaniel-greene_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
General Greene took command of Fort Lee on September 17, 1776 from General James Iwing. At that time there were around 2,667 troops stationed in Fort Lee. The encampment was the main quartermaster post for supplying men and equipment to Fort Washi…