The proposed walk will revisit the key role played by the King’s Bridge in the Continental Army’s evacuation of Manhattan Island in October 1776. Washington and the Army came close to extinction on several occasions in Brooklyn and Manhattan in 1776, the last of which involved the King’s Bridge as the only robust crossing to the mainland in the current Bronx.
The walk will begin at Henry Hudson Park in the Spuyten Duyvil section of the Bronx to discuss American fortifications built in and around the park to protect the King’s Bridge. It will proceed to the site of the King’s Bridge on West 230th Street, stopping to note the course of the Spuyten Duyvil Creek that once separated Manhattan from the mainland. It will conclude at West 230th Street and Broadway. The events of 1776 in Manhattan and the Bronx will be discussed throughout.
Accessibility
The distance of the route is approximately one-and-a-quarter miles. Approximately one-half mile of the route will be on a significant downhill grade. Sidewalks with accessible curb ramps line the entire route. Parking is limited to the streets at the start of the route. Transit access includes the Bx10 bus route, the #1 subway line, and the Spuyten Duyvil station on the MTA Metro-North Railroad's Harlem and Hudson lines. There is a CitiBike station at West 230th Street and Marble Hill Avenue.
Location Information
RSVP is required and capacity is limited. Meeting location, ending location, and directions will be provided via email before walk date.
