New Jersey, Bergen County, Closter
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He saw the redcoats on the eastern hills. This Closterman who galloped through the mist to warn the troops encamped down the road at Fort Lee. His plow horse carrying him to glory on the most important ride in history, the hinge on which the door of freedom swung.Dan Mahoney, 1964
Dedicated on the 188th Anniversary
of the Famous Ride – Nov. 20, 1964
(War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
He saw the redcoats on the eastern hills. This Closterman who galloped through the mist to warn the troops encamped down the road at Fort Lee. His plow horse carrying him to glory on the most important ride in history, the hinge on which the door of freedom swung.Dan Mahoney, 1964
Dedicated on the 188th Anniversary
of the Famous Ride – Nov. 20, 1964
(War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.