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American Redout Marker
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| Dedicated: | November 16, 1910 |
| Location: | Promontory north of George Washington Bridge, southwest of railroad trestle near 180th Street (cross at 181st Street Pedestrian Bridge and proceed south on greenway) |
| Description: | Large boulder resting on several medium-sized boulders, supported by about a dozen small boulders |
| Architect: | Reginald Pelham Bolton |
| Materials: | Boulders and concrete |
| Donor: | Fort Washington Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution |
| Cast: | 1910 |
Inscription
1) large boulder, front: "AMERICAN / REDOUT [sic] / 1776"2) medium-sized boulder, front: "[WASHI]NGTON / [CHA]PTER / D A R / 1910"
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The Manhattan Waterfront Greenway is currently closed between the West 181st Street pedestrian bridge and Dyckman Street due to the formation of sinkholes on the greenway path. The West 181st Street pedestrian bridge remains open.
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