On May 4, 1783, General George Washington and Governor George Clinton landed near here on their way to Tappan to meet Sir Guy Carleton, commander-in-chief of the British Army of North America. On May 6, Washington greeted Carleton here upon his arrival from New York on H.M.S. “Perseverance,” following their meeting in the DeWint House in Tappan, where arrangements were made for the final evacuation of British troops from New York at the end of the American Revolution. The American party was entertained by Carleton on May 7 on board the “Perseverance.” Upon boarding and leaving the vessel, the British honored Washington and the country with a 17-gun naval salute, first acknowledging the American nation in the traditional manner.
