Autumn leaf-peeping along New York's Hudson River 'chained' to American independence
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George Washington's men hung a 65-ton chain across the Hudson River in New York to protect West Point during the American Revolution. Remnants of the chain can be seen by tourists.
Continental troops, under the orders of Gen. George Washington, linked an iron chain across the width of the Hudson River near West Point. It weighed 65 to 75 tons, according to multiple sources. Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
The iron barrier was designed to keep the almighty British navy from controlling the critical waterway and severing rebellious New England from the rest of the American colonies.
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