▁cross ▁the ▁river . ▁Paul us ▁Hook ▁remained ▁in ▁British ▁hands ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁but ▁the ▁battle ▁was ▁a ▁small ▁strateg ic ▁victory ▁for ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁independence ▁as ▁it ▁forced ▁the ▁British ▁to ▁abandon ▁their ▁plans ▁for ▁taking ▁re bel ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁area . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 7 8 3 , ▁the ▁British ▁ev acu ated ▁Paul us ▁Hook ▁and ▁sa iled ▁home . ▁This ▁was ▁three ▁days ▁before ▁they ▁left ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁Ev acu ation ▁Day , ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 7 8 3 . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁battle ▁occup ies ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁portion ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Revolution ary ▁history , ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁holds ▁an ▁even ▁more ▁important ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁neighborhood . ▁A ▁monument ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁memor ialize ▁the ▁battle . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁hub ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 7 6 4 ▁a ▁fer ry ▁began ▁operating ▁from ▁Paul us ▁Hook ▁to ▁Mes ier ' s ▁dock ▁which ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁Court land ▁Street ▁( where ▁Cort land ▁Street ▁Fer ry ▁Dep ot ▁would ▁be ▁built ) ▁and ▁where ▁B atter y ▁Park ▁City ▁Fer ry ▁Terminal ▁is ▁located ▁today . ▁Paul us ▁Hook ▁subsequently ▁became ▁a ▁major ▁road ▁and ▁rail ▁head ▁for ▁traffic ▁along ▁the ▁N ortheast ▁Cor rid or ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁a