The Westervelt House

The Westervelt House is a New Jersey historical marker in Bergen County, dedicated 1964.

The new sign has been erected on State property across the street from the Von Steuben House at the bridge which seemed to be a more appropriate place. · location approximate

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Washington's rear-guard under Greene held the bridge in the Retreat of 1776; Burr attacked British here in 1777 and Lee's expedition against Paulus Hook started from here 1779. Bridge crossed often by both armies during Revolution.

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library

Historical maps covering this location

1770 · [A chart of New York Island & North River, East River, passage through Hell Gate… (Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library)
1777 · The province of New Jersey, divided into east and west, commonly called the Jerseys (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1797 · New Jersey (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1807 · Northern Part of New Jersey, shewing the the American and British Armies after crossing… (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1811 · Map Of The Country Thirty Miles Round the City of New York. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Map Of The Country Thirty Miles Round the City of New York, 1811, covering the location of The Westervelt House, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Map Of The Country Thirty Miles Round the City of New York, 1811, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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The Westervelt House

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