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What are the Palisades?Asked by orlando
What are the Palisades?
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The Palisades, also called the New Jersey Palisades or the Hudson River Palisades, are a line of steep cliffs along the west side of the lower Hudson River .
Why are they called the Palisades?
The rocks that look like trees
When explorer Giovanni da Verrazano sailed past the ridge in 1524, he thought it resembled a “fence of stakes,” or in military parlance a stockade (or palisade) built for defensive purposes. That's what it's called on the first map of the New World, printed 17 years later.
Why are they called the Palisades?
The rocks that look like trees
When explorer Giovanni da Verrazano sailed past the ridge in 1524, he thought it resembled a “fence of stakes,” or in military parlance a stockade (or palisade) built for defensive purposes. That's what it's called on the first map of the New World, printed 17 years later.
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