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American Redout Marker
- 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)
- Architect: Reginald Pelham Bolton
- Description: Large boulder resting on several medium-sized boulders, supported by about a dozen small boulders
- Materials: Boulders and concrete
- Cast: 1910
- Dedicated: November 16, 1910
- Donor: Fort Washington Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
- 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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