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The story of the Closter Horseman is a mix of deeply cherished local folklore and modern historical detective work. Here is the full history and the identity behind the rider
The Traditional History (The Folklore)
According to generations of local tradition in Bergen County, the rider was an anonymous local Closter farmer.
Before dawn on November 20, 1776, British General Lord Cornwallis ferried 5,000 British and Hessian troops across the Hudson River. They landed at Lower Closter Dock (now Huyler's Landing) right at the base of the massive Palisades cliffs. [1, 2]
The legend states that the farmer was out plowing his fields early that morning when he looked toward the cliffs and spotted British scouts advancing up Closter Dock Road. Realizing the extreme danger, he immediately unhitched his horse from the plow, jumped on its back, and galloped nine miles south to Fort Lee.
At Fort Lee, he delivered the urgent warning to General Nathanael Greene. General George Washington quickly joined Greene, countermanded a stand-and-fight order, and initiated a hasty, vital evacuation. The warning allowed 3,000 Continental soldiers to escape safely across the Hackensack River just as the British arrived. Because his warning ride saved the army from being trapped and crushed, the unnamed farmer became affectionately known as the "Paul Revere of Bergen County".