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Since the 1980s, previous industrial and maritime uses of the area at the foot of the Palisades have given way to residential, institutional and recreational development, including the
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in the area of Bull's Ferry, an area known to the British as Block House Point. This fort was the site of several skirmishes between the British and American forces. Brigadier General
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to the north, Bull's Ferry was a crucial crossing point well into the 19th century. Ferry service continued for several decades until
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agreed to jointly build a park south of Palisades Medical Center, which would include a waterfront promenade. The
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Bull's Ferry Road travels from Boulevard East atop the cliffs to the waterfront.
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to the ferry slip. Bull's Ferry Road was the original name of Park Avenue and
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operated until the 1950s. Modern ferries still commute to Manhattan out of
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which overlook the neighborhood. The slip itself was close to the part of
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on a raid against the blockhouse on July 20, 1780, in the
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List of ferries across the Hudson River in New York City
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Palisades Medical Center

Hudson River
Weehawken Port Imperial
West New York
Guttenberg
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ferry
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Revolutionary War
blockhouse
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New Bridge
Battle of Bull's Ferry
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Burdett's Landing

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