New Bridge was a prosperous mill hamlet, centered upon a bridge strategically placed at the narrows of the Hackensack River in Bergen County, New Jersey. In the American Revolution, New Bridge Landing was the site of a bridge crossing by General George Washington leading his troops in retreat November 20, 1776, from British forces that had captured New York City and threatened to entrap the Continental Army at Bergen Neck.
New Bridge was a prosperous mill hamlet, centered upon a bridge strategically placed at the narrows of the Hackensack River in Bergen County, New Jersey. In the American Revolution, New Bridge Landing was the site of a bridge crossing by General George Washington leading his troops in retreat November 20, 1776, from British forces that had captured New York City and threatened to entrap the Continental Army at Bergen Neck.
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