Editing Fort Lee, New Jersey (section)

===Colonial era===
[[File:FortLeeSkyline2013.JPG|thumb|Established [[high-rise|residential high-rises]] are a prominent feature of the [[borough (New Jersey)|borough]] of Fort Lee, with [[List of tallest buildings in Fort Lee|several over 300 feet tall]].]]
Originally known as Fort Constitution,<ref name="Fort Lee Borough, NJ"/> Fort Lee was named for General [[Charles Lee (general)|Charles Lee]]<ref name=WSJ2011>Lefkowitz, Melanie. [https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748704330404576291030180585192 Bergen County's Fort Lee: Town With a View], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''. April 30, 2011. Accessed July 8, 2014. "The cliff-top 33-acre Fort Lee Historic Park, on a Revolutionary War fort site named for Gen. Charles Lee from whom the borough also takes its name, offers educational programs as well as bridge and river views."</ref> after [[George Washington]] and his troops had camped at [[Fort Lee Historic Park|Mount Constitution]] overlooking [[Burdett's Landing]], in defense of New York City. It was during [[Battle of Fort Washington|Washington's retreat in November 1776]] (beginning along a road which is now Main Street) that [[Thomas Paine]] composed his pamphlet, ''[[The American Crisis]]'', which began with the recognized phrase, "These are the times that try men's souls." These events are recalled at Monument Park and [[Fort Lee Historic Park]].