. The Palisades of the Hudson : their formation, tradition, romance, historical associations, natural wonders and preservation. feated in one of the most tragic hours of hiscareer. Up their precipitous sides two of Englands greatgenerals took their armies. The ancient town of Bergen was located on the southernend of the ridge upon the present site of Jersey City was laid out in 1660 by Jacques Cortelyou, a surveyor ofManhattan, under direction of Governor Peter Stuyvesant. Im-portant fortifications were maintained here during the Revolu-tion. On October 5, 1776, the Americans abando
. The Palisades of the Hudson : their formation, tradition, romance, historical associations, natural wonders and preservation. feated in one of the most tragic hours of hiscareer. Up their precipitous sides two of Englands greatgenerals took their armies. The ancient town of Bergen was located on the southernend of the ridge upon the present site of Jersey City was laid out in 1660 by Jacques Cortelyou, a surveyor ofManhattan, under direction of Governor Peter Stuyvesant. Im-portant fortifications were maintained here during the Revolu-tion. On October 5, 1776, the Americans abandoned the Ber-gen defenses and the British occupied and held them until theclose of the war. On the present site of Hoboken was an Indian village calledHobock. At Hoboken, Castle Point projects into the the original Stevens homestead stood, built by JohnStevens, member of the Continental Congress, inventor of thescrew propeller and associate of Robert Fulton. The presenthouse, or castle, a conspicuous landmark, was built in 1835and is still occupied by members of the Stevens family. 10 The Palisades of the Hudson. SOME TRAGEDIES OF THE PALISADES. Just above Hoboken were the Elysian Fields, New Yorksgreat play-ground three-scoreyears ago. Here was committedthe murder of the beautiful MaryRogers, upon which Edgar AllanPoe based his famous story TheMurder of Marie Roget. In the year 1804 the naturalbeauties of Weehawken had notbeen despoiled by the upwardmarch of population, and FitzGreene Halleck, who loved towalk down to this spot from afriends home at Fort Lee, wherehe was a frequent visitor, wrote: Hamilton Monument at Weehawken. Weehawken! In thy mountain scenery yetAll we adore of Nature and her wildAnd frolic hour of infancy is met. Here upon a grassy shelf of the Palisades there met on themorning of July 11th, 1804, two of the most prominent menin American history—Alexander Hamilton and Aaron this secluded retreat, a favorite dueling ground, the twomen r
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