"King's Bridge and the heights adjacent, of the utmost importance to the communication between New York and the mainland, & to the security of the Hudson, were reconnoitered by Washington on horseback about June 16, 1776. By direction of the Comm…
Fort Number Fourof the exterior defenses ofFort Washington and King's Bridgeconstructed by the American Armyunder General Washington1776———————-The Daughters of the RevolutionState of New Yorkerected this …