This Day in History: 1926-07-19

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the American Historic Preservation Society announced that they had purchased a plot 75 by 200 feet on the Palisades. This was the site of Fort Lee during the American Revolution. This was to be turned into an historical park, the organization revealed. They hoped this way to halt the “apartment house advance” and provide a more dignified approach to the great bridge planned to stretch from Fort Lee to 178th Street in Manhattan, at or near the location of Fort Washington, the companion to Fort Lee in guarding the Hudson from British advance. (Bristow)