Bergen County President’s Day Events: Celebrate the 287th anniversary of George Washington’s birthday at a Country Ball to be held on Sunday, February 24th at Historic New Bridge Landing in River Edge. The event runs from 1:00 pm-5:00 pm.
Dance mistress Denise Piccino and the Tricorne Dancers will give two one-hour public performances in the Steuben House at 1:30 pm and 3:00 pm. Ridley and Anne Enslow will provide musical accompaniment on fiddle and hammered dulcimer. Throughout the afternoon, Rodger Yaden will portray General George Washington. Hot cider and crullers will be served in the restored 18th-century tavern in the Campbell-Christie House. Enjoy an open-hearth cooking demonstration in the Out-Kitchen, featuring meal items that General Washington might have eaten during his stay at New Bridge in 1780 as well as recipes from Martha’s cookbook. Re-enactors from the 3rd New Jersey Regiment will demonstrate military life. Activities for Children will include soldier drills, paper dolls and a scavenger hunt.
General George Washington made his headquarters at Historic New Bridge Landing in September 1780, when Continental troops encamped between Van Saun Park and Soldier Hill Road in Oradell. A tiger-stripe maple bedstead, reputedly used in a local home where George Washington stayed during the 1780 Steenrapie Encampment, is displayed in the Demarest House. The room in the Steuben House where Washington stayed for ten days during the Steenrapie Encampment will also be open for viewing.
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