. The Palisades of the Hudson : their formation, tradition, romance, historical associations, natural wonders and preservation. large ships mountedwith heavy guns and swivels, two hundred iron fraise of 400weight each, besides sundry logs and other impedimenta. Fort Lee must be connected inseparably with its sister for-tification, Fort Washingtonon the opposite shore. In-deed, as Greene wrote Wash-ington, it was of no conse-quence except in conjunctionwith Fort Lee was constructed byGeneral Hugh Mercer andwas originally called FortConstitution, but on October18, 1776, was rechr
. The Palisades of the Hudson : their formation, tradition, romance, historical associations, natural wonders and preservation. large ships mountedwith heavy guns and swivels, two hundred iron fraise of 400weight each, besides sundry logs and other impedimenta. Fort Lee must be connected inseparably with its sister for-tification, Fort Washingtonon the opposite shore. In-deed, as Greene wrote Wash-ington, it was of no conse-quence except in conjunctionwith Fort Lee was constructed byGeneral Hugh Mercer andwas originally called FortConstitution, but on October18, 1776, was rechristened inhonor of General Charles main works were lo-cated on the crest of a precipitous bluff of the Palisades, 250feet above the river, on the left-hand side of the present roadthat ascends to the little village named in honor of the below the fort is the deep gorge through which thisroad winds and a stream named Dead Brook. To the northeaston Fort Lee Bluff, directly overlooking the river, there wereconstructed outworks for the purpose of guarding the riverand commanding the Diagram of Forts Lee and Washington. ^
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