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William Davis Hassler
[King's Bridge Tablet.]
The plaque marking the site of the original Kings Bridge which reads: "Northwest of this tablet / within a distance of 800 feet stood the / Original King's Bridge / and its successors from 1693 until 1913 / when Spuyten Duvil Creek was filled up. / Over it marched the troops of both armies / during the American Revolution and its / position controlled the land approach/to New York City / General George Washington / "rested at King's Bridge" on the night / of June 26-27, 1775 while en route / from Philadelphia to Cambridge to/assume command of the Continental Army. / This tablet was erected / by the Empire State Society / Sons of the American Revolution / June 27, 1914"
Location
Museum of the City of New York/New York, NY/USA
Unique Identifier
MNY53148
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3923px × 5194px
Photo Credit
The Museum of the City of New York / Art Resource, NY
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BRIDGES
Broadway (New York, N.Y.)
Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
gelatin silver print
Kingsbridge (New York, N.Y.)
Photograph
Plaques
Two Hundred Thirtieth Street (New York, N.Y.)