[Pharmboy]

NYC at the time of the RevWar...Jedediah was writing from King's Bridge, which was at the north end of the island (in today's Harlem) and was quite rural at the time.

The RevWar/Colonial History/General Washington ping list...

When the Continentals escaped NYC in the south and stayed in the northern part of the island, General Washington stayed at the Jumel Mansion which still stands today and you may visit. Worth a trip uptown to see where the General stood on the balcony as he watch NYC burn.

[Oratam]

I cannot remember the author's name but he wrote a history of the Battle of Long Island within the last 10 years or so. He was fascinated by the evacuation of the Continental Army from Brooklyn during the course of a single night and, amazingly, without a hitch.

He's convinced this was only possible if the evacuation was conducted along a nearly two-mile stretch of water front running from just down river from what became the navy yard to north of Red Hook. Earlier historians assumed a single embarkation point in the vicinity of Fulton Ferry.

Providence conspired with the colonials by means of a dense fog that hung over the East River the entire night.

[patton]

Cool map. Was the Wall still there?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Thanks for the tip about the Jumel Mansion. I hadn't heard of it before.