Refugees attempting to build the blockhouse on the remains of the fort never mounted ... cannons although they may have had at least one with them.

The ruins were still there and it was still a strategic point. It had a ferry crossing and was adjacent to the English Neighborhood [Edgewater, Fort Lee, Leonia and Englewood] as well as Closter, Tenafly, and Teaneck.

Even loose cannons can alter the course of the ship.

Normally when we build, we build all the walls in our warehouse in North Fort Myers, drop the walls on-site to where the slab has been poured and volunteers raise walls on the slab. This is definitely something we've never done before but it's been a great experience.

Since the sale, he's been at Ashford, resting and doing a little jogging. We're in no hurry with him, although I still think he's the precocious type. We're just going to let him get settled in and take it slow.

the most important scientific effort that humankind has ever mounted.