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Fort Lee Information
Fort Lee is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the
United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 35,461.
Fort Lee was formed on April 18, 1904 from the remaining portions of Ridgefield
Township. With the creation of Fort Lee, Ridgefield Township became defunct
and was dissolved as of March 29, 1904.
Fort Lee is named as a result of George Washington and named after General
Charles Lee, who camped in this area, defending New York City. George Washington
and his troops actually walked on a road which is called Main Street in Fort
Lee. In fact, it was during Washington's retreat from Fort Lee in November 1776
that Thomas Paine composed his pamphlet, "The American Crisis", which began with
the recognized phrase, "These are the times that try men's souls". The George
Washington Bridge, which connects New Jersey to the Washington Heights
neighborhood in uptown Manhattan, New York City, has its western terminus
located in Fort Lee.
In recent years, Fort Lee has seen a surge of residents of Korean origin which
has led to the conversion of much of the town into a large Koreatown, similar to
Chinatowns of such cities as New York and San Francisco in that many traditional
Korean stores and restaurants may be seen in Fort Lee, and the Hangul letters of
the Korean alphabet are as common as signs in English in parts of the downtown
area.
The rapid increase of the Korean population has seen the decline of many other
immigrant communities once centered in Fort Lee, notably the Greek and Italian
communities, once quite large but now all but extinct. Luxury high-rises built
near the George Washington Bridge have attracted many New York City residents to
the city as well, as Fort Lee offers some relief from the stresses and prices of
living in New York City. A sizable Russian immigrant community has also sprung
up in recent years, also attracted by the urban setting of Fort Lee.
The Fort Lee School District serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth
grade. Schools in the district include four K-6 elementary schools (School 1,
School 2, School 3 and School 4), Fort Lee Middle School (grades 7 and 8) and
Fort Lee High School (grades 9-12).