About Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Englewood Cliffs is a suburb of New York City with a population of 5,349. Englewood Cliffs is in Bergen County and is one of the best places to live in New Jersey. Living in Englewood Cliffs offers residents a rural feel and most residents own their homes. In Englewood Cliffs there are a lot of restaurants and parks. Many retirees live in Englewood Cliffs and residents tend to have moderate political views. The public schools in Englewood Cliffs are highly rated.
History of Englewood Cliffs, NJ
In November, 218 years ago, the site the Borough now occupies was the scene of a heroic encounter that changed the course of our nation. An unknown farmer riding from the north over our cliffs warned General Washington’s men, camped on the crest of the Palisades at Fort Lee, that the British were coming. The early warning allowed Washington to make his successful strategic retreat and thus avoid confronting the numerically superior British force. General Washington’s small group of brave but ill-equipped and trained patriots would surely have been defeated. Had General Washington been captured as planned by British general Cornwallis, it is conceivable that the Revolution War would have been lost.
