. The Palisades of the Hudson : their formation, tradition, romance, historical associations, natural wonders and preservation. The Palisades of the Hudson 31. Photograph by W. S. Gillman. Grave of Mollie Sneden at Palisades, N. Clark, immediately after thebattle of White Plains, inNovember, 1776. The Amer-i c a n commanders believedthat it was Lord Howes in-tention to invade the state ofNew Jersey by way of Sne-dens Landing and MajorClark was ordered to disputethe British generals Continental officer wasnot compelled to fight theBritish at Snedens Landing,however, as the invadinga

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. The Palisades of the Hudson : their formation, tradition, romance, historical associations, natural wonders and preservation. The Palisades of the Hudson 31. Photograph by W. S. Gillman. Grave of Mollie Sneden at Palisades, N. Clark, immediately after thebattle of White Plains, inNovember, 1776. The Amer-i c a n commanders believedthat it was Lord Howes in-tention to invade the state ofNew Jersey by way of Sne-dens Landing and MajorClark was ordered to disputethe British generals Continental officer wasnot compelled to fight theBritish at Snedens Landing,however, as the invadingarmy under Lord Comwalliscrossed over at Alpine, fivemiles below. There are many other points of historical interest atSnedens Landing. Nearby, on the Closter Road, stands theNagle, or Naugle, homestead built about 1710, where in Revo-lutionary days lived John D. Nagle, the honest miller. Theold Nagle grist mill was a landmark for many years, but was:finally torn down. After the execution of the British spy,Major Andre, at Tappan, a few miles away, the unfortunateofficers effects were brought to the Nagle house. On the hill above the redoubts stood the o

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