New Museum Planned for Bergen County Site of Gen. George Washington's 1776 Retreat

New museum planned for Bergen County site of Gen. George Washington's 1776 retreat

The Bergen County Historical Society is planning a new museum at the site of one of Gen. George Washington’s most important retreats.

Bergen County Historical Society launches capital campaign to build museum

The Bergen County Historical Society is launching an initiative to honor America’s founding values by building a 3,750-square-foot museum at Historic New Bridge Landing, a site of pivotal importance to the American Revolution. Located where George Washington led a retreat following the Continental Army’s defeat in Brooklyn at the hands of the British and rallied the army in 1776, Historic New Bridge Landing is widely known as “The Bridge that Sa…