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Historic Sites in New Jersey

USA

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Historic Sites in New Jersey

Washington's Crossing State Park

355 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ 08560

8

Ford Mansion – Washington’s Headquarters

30 Washington Pl, Morristown, NJ 07960

8

Jockey Hollow, Morristown Historical Park

586 Tempe Wick Road, Morristown, NJ

8

Old Barracks Museum - Trenton

101 Barrack St, Trenton, NJ 08608

8

Rockingham Historic Site

84 Laurel Ave, Kingston, NJ 08528

7

Indian King Tavern Museum

233 Kings Hwy E, Haddonfield, NJ 08033

7

Red Bank Battlefield Park

100 Hessian Ave, National Park, NJ 08063

7

Liberty Hall Museum

1003 Morris Ave, Union, NJ 07083

7

Nassau Hall - Princeton

Elm Drive, Princeton, New Jersey, 08544, USA

7

Monmouth Battlefield State Park

20 NJ-33 Business, Manalapan Township, NJ 07726

7

Dey Mansion Washington Headquarters

199 Totowa Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470

7

Hancock House Massacre Site

3 Front St, Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

7

Van Veghten House

9 Van Veghten Dr, Bridgewater, NJ 08807

7

Princeton Battlefield State Park

500 Mercer Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540

7

Fort Lee Historic Park

Historic Park Road, Fort Lee, New Jersey, 07024, USA

7

Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet Marker

100 West Miami Avenue, Wildwood Gables, New Jersey, 08260, USA

6

Gloucester Skirmish / King’s Run Battle Site

Historical King's Highway and King's Run / Newton Creek corridor, Audubon–Mount Ephraim–Gloucester City area, Camden County, NJ

6

Oak Tree Battle of Short Hill Marker

1165 New Dover Rd, Edison, NJ 08820

6

Battle of Black Point Marker

119 East River Road, Rumson, New Jersey, 07760, USA

6

Battle of Springfield Marker

125-115 Morris Ave, Springfield, NJ 07081

6

Battle of Bound Brook Marker

540 Main St, Bound Brook, NJ 08805

6

Quinton’s Bridge Battlefield Site

Historic bridge crossing over Alloway Creek, Quinton, Salem County, NJ; original crossing footprint unverified

6

Battle of Chestnut Neck Marker

Old New York Road, Port Republic, New Jersey, 08241, USA

6

Battle of Iron Works Hill Marker

128 Pine St, Mt Holly, NJ 08060

6

Battle of Connecticut Farms Marker

1949 Stuyvesant Ave., Union, NJ 07083

6

Battle of the Short Hills Marker

1210 Raritan Rd, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

6

Ross Hall Site

River Road near Ross Hall Boulevard, Piscataway, New Jersey; original footprint to verify

5

Piscatawaytown Battlefield Site (May 1777)

Historic Piscatawaytown area, now Edison, Middlesex County, NJ; May 10 battlefield footprint unverified

5

Massacre at Long Beach Marker

208 Broadway, Barnegat Light, NJ 08006

4

Baylor Massacre Burial Site

Rivervale Road and Red Oak Drive, River Vale, Bergen County, NJ 07675

4

Alexander Hamilton Horse Artillery Marker

Somerset Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08933, USA

4

Washington's Headquarters Pompton Marker

190 Paterson Hamburg Turnpike, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442

3

Toms River Blockhouse Fight

1 Robbins Pkwy, Toms River, NJ 08753

3

Arnold’s Tavern Site and Marker (Morristown)

20 North Park Place, Morristown, New Jersey

3

Revolutionary War Encampment Marker

223 Sandy Ridge Mt Airy Rd, Stockton, NJ 08559

3

Revolutionary Army Route Marker

281 Asbury Anderson Rd, Washington, NJ 07882

3

Site of Governor William Franklin's Home Marker

497 Beverly Rancocas Rd, Willingboro, NJ 08046

3

Revolutionary Artillery Site Marker

14 Cemetery Hill Rd, Washington, NJ 07882

3

Washington Field Headquarters

75 Summerhill Rd, Spotswood, NJ 08884

3

Washington's Headquarters Union NJ Marker

1949 Stuyvesant Ave., Union, NJ 07083

3

Washington-Rochambeau Route

3575 Valley Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

3

Cornwallis Headquarters Kearney House

Henry Hudson Drive, Alpine, New Jersey, 07620, USA

3

Washington Rock State Park

16 Rock Rd E, Watchung, NJ 07096

3

Caldwell Parsonage

909 Caldwell Ave, Union, NJ 07083

3

Blue Hills Fort and Camp Marker

Green Brook Drive, Plainfield, New Jersey, 07063, USA

3

Fort Nonsense Marker (Colonial Era)

Fort Nonsense Access Rd, Morristown, NJ, 07960, USA

2

Spanktown Forage Battle Site (February 23, 1777)

Historical Rahway–Woodbridge corridor, Union / Middlesex counties, NJ; February 1777 battlefield parcel unverified

2

Old School Baptist Meeting House Burial Ground

Old School Baptist Cemetery, Hopewell, NJ, United States

2

General Anthony Walton White grave Marker

170 Neilson St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

2

General William Maxwell Marker

13 Greenwich Church Rd, Stewartsville, NJ 08886

2

Henry Clinton Union Marker

2515 Vauxhall Rd, Union, NJ 07083

2

Fort Reading Site

Pequest River near Belvidere-Riverton Bridge, Belvidere, NJ, 07823, USA

2

British Raid on Cross Creek Marker

1 Prince Street, Bordentown, New Jersey, 08505, USA

2

Terry Well Marker

1470 Rahway Rd, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

2

American Troops Withdraw Marker

911-941 Caldwell Ave, Union, NJ 07083

2

Monmouth Courthouse Marker

1 E Main St, Freehold, NJ 07728

2

Site of Crane's Ford Marker

Normandie Place, Cranford, New Jersey, 07016, USA

2

Cedar Bridge Tavern Marker

200 Old Halfway Rd, Barnegat, NJ 08005

2

Wilhelm von Knyphausen Marker

1984 Vauxhall Road, Union, New Jersey, 07083, USA

2

Fort Billingsport Marker

807 Clonmell Rd, Paulsboro, NJ 08066

2

General Stewart Mansion Marker

Hamden Rd, Hamden, Annandale, NJ 08801

2

Bergen Square

Bergen Ave & Academy St, Jersey City, NJ, 07306, USA

2

Elizabethtown Marker

804 Elizabeth Ave, Elizabeth, NJ 07201

2

Amwell Militia Marker

64 US-202, Ringoes, NJ 08551

2

Old Greenwich Presbyterian Churchyard

17 Greenwich Church Road, Greenwich Township, NJ, 08886, United States

2

Grave of John Witherspoon - Princeton Cemetery

29 Greenview Ave, Princeton, NJ 08540

2

Clement's Bridge Marker

Clements Bridge Road, Deptford Township, New Jersey, 08078, USA

2

Drake House Marker

560 W Front St, Plainfield, NJ 07060

2

Skirmish at Swedesboro Marker

1242 Kings Hwy, Swedesboro, NJ 08085

2

Defense of Little Egg Harbor Marker

832 Radio Road, Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, 08087, USA

2

Convention Army Marker

252 Everittstown Rd, Frenchtown, NJ 08825

2

Woodbridge Historic District

582 Rahway Ave, Woodbridge, NJ, 07095, USA

2

Old Borough Court House Marker

210 S Broad St, Elizabeth, NJ 07201

2

Bethlehem United Presbyterian Church Cemetery

2 Race Street, Pittstown, NJ 08867, United States

2

Colonel Elias Dayton Marker

Morris Avenue, Springfield, New Jersey, 07041, USA

2

Site of Colonel John Mehelm House Marker

New Bromley Road, Tewksbury Township, New Jersey, 08888, USA

2

Smith-Cadbury Mansion Marker

12 High St, Moorestown, NJ 08057

2

Joshua Huddy Marker

14 Heyers Mill Rd, Colts Neck, NJ 07722

2

George Washington Encampment Marker

3505 Ames Boulevard, Hardyston Township, New Jersey, 07419, USA

2

Kearny Cottage Museum

63 Catalpa Ave, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861

2

Connecticut Farms Mass Grave Marker

892 Stuyvesant Ave., Union, NJ 07083

2

Knyphausen Marker

1407 Morris Ave, Union, NJ 07083

2

First Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery

Court Street, Hackensack, NJ, 07601, United States

2

Flemington Raid Marker

76 US 202 / NJ 31, Raritan Township, New Jersey, 08551, USA

2

Grave of Philip Freneau

39-51 Poet Dr, Matawan, NJ 07747

2

Franklin Inn Marker

35-5 Mill St, Port Republic, NJ 08241

2

Spanktown Marker

1965 St Georges Ave, Rahway, NJ 07065

2

Colonel Richard Wescoat Marker

109 NJ-50, Mays Landing, NJ 08330

2

Acquackanonk Bridge Marker

1 Gregory Ave, Passaic, NJ 07055

2

Grave of Aaron Burr - Princeton Cemetery

29 Greenview Ave, Princeton, NJ 08540

2

Timothy Day Tavern Site (Asgill Affair)

Chatham area, New Jersey; former Timothy Day tavern parcel unverified

2

Here the British Turned Marker

130 Galloping Hill Rd, Roselle Park, NJ 07204

2

Grave of George Coryell

31 N Union St, Lambertville, NJ 08530

2

Cornwallis's Headquarters Marker

58 N Broad St, Woodbury, NJ 08096

2

Crosswicks Marker

480 Main St, Crosswicks, NJ 08515

2

Manahawkin Skirmish Marker

North Lakeshore Drive, Stafford Township, New Jersey, 08050, USA

2

Princeton to Morristown Marker 7

215 US-202, Bedminster, NJ 07921

1

Petticoat Bridge Skirmish Marker

Mount View Street, Newton, New Jersey, 07460, USA

1

Elizabethtown Founding Site

42 Broad St, Elizabeth, NJ, 07201, USA

1

Goat Hill Overlook Marker

3 George Washington Rd, Lambertville, NJ 08530

1

Jones Tavern Marker

90 Beaver Ave #204, Clinton, NJ 08809

1

Holcombe House Marker

260 N Main St, Lambertville, NJ 08530

1

Blanchard House Marker

94-120 River Dr, Passaic, NJ 07055

1

Road to Monmouth Marker

103 Quarry St, Lambertville, NJ 08530

1

British Invasion of New Jersey Marker

Palisades Interstate Parkway, Alpine, New Jersey, 07620, USA

1

Rebecca and Sarah Stillwell Marker

9 Harbor Rd, Marmora, NJ 08223

1

Gallows Hill NJ Marker

834 E Broad St, Westfield, NJ 07090

1

Princeton to Morristown Marker 2

197-199 N Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

1

Princeton to Morristown Marker 3

6-2 US-202, Bernardsville, NJ 07924

1

British Embarkation Marker

Hartshorne Drive, Middletown Township, New Jersey, 07732, USA

1

Princeton to Morristown Marker 6

10 Finderne Avenue, Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, 08807, USA

1

Redoubt 1777

1824 Bolmer Farm Rd, Martinsville, NJ 08836

1

Princeton to Morristown River Crossing Marker

145 Mapleton Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540

1

Samuel Van Saun House Marker

23 Laauwe Ave, Wayne, NJ 07470

1

Van Horne House Marker

941 E Main St, Bridgewater, NJ 08807

1

Continental Army Camp Marker

100 S 10th Ave, Manville, NJ 08835

1

Moody's Raids Marker

101 Main St, Newton, NJ 07860

1

Proprietary House - New Jersey Governor's Mansion

149 Kearny Ave, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861

1

Jonas Cattell Marker

123 Kings Hwy E, Haddonfield, NJ 08033

1

Princeton to Morristown Marker 4

4601 NJ-27, Kingston, NJ 08528

1

York Road Marker

224 Vreeland Ave Apartment 8, Paterson, NJ 07504

1

Communipaw Landing Site

222 Jersey City Blvd, Jersey City, NJ, 07305, USA

1

Century Inn Marker

350 Pittstown Rd, Pittstown, NJ 08867

1

Raritan River Marker

Morris Goodkind Bridge, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08904, USA

1

British Retreat Marker 3

415 Kings Highway East, Middletown Township, New Jersey, 07748, USA

1

Colt's Neck Inn Marker

380 NJ-34, Colts Neck, NJ 07722

1

Home of Moses Laird Marker

34 Main St, Englishtown, NJ 07726

1

Jacobus Vanderveer House Marker

995 US-202, Bedminster, NJ 07921

1

Encampments 3 & 14 Marker

281 Two Bridges Road, Lincoln Park, New Jersey, 07035, USA

1

Princeton to Morristown Marker 10

114 E Main St, Somerville, NJ 08876

1

British Raid on Crosswicks Creek Marker

4 Prince St, Bordentown, NJ 08505

1

Oak Summit Marker

1210 County Road 519, Frenchtown, NJ 08825

1

Howe Camp Marker

Seminary Place, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, USA

1

Princeton to Morristown Marker 5

1153 Canal Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540

1

John Hart's Cave Marker

148 Lindbergh Rd, Hopewell, NJ 08525

1

Widow White's Tavern Site

4 Colonial Dr, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

1

American Army Encampment Marker

1001 W Camplain Rd, Manville, NJ 08835

1

Cross Keys Tavern Marker

142 N James St, Woodbridge, NJ 07095

1

Buccleuch Mansion Marker

200 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

1

Archibald Campbells Tavern Marker

41 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601

1

Huddy's Hanging Marker

1 Robbins Pkwy, Toms River, NJ 08753

1

Home of Patience Lovell Wright

3 Park St, Bordentown, NJ 08505

1

Thomas Paine House Marker

154 Farnsworth Avenue Bordentown Falls Township, NJ 08505

1

Lt and Mrs Robert Wilson House Marker

184 Main St, Hackettstown, NJ 07840

1

Encampment Cranbury Marker

South Main Street, Cranbury Township, New Jersey, 08512, USA

1

Paulus Hook Marker

226 Washington St, Jersey City, NJ 07302

1

Site of House of Dr. Hezekiah Stites Marker

53 S Main St, Cranbury, NJ 08512

1

Hannah's Rock Marker

1069-1065 NJ-173, Asbury, NJ 08802

1

British Campsite Marker

261 Locust Ave, Rumson, NJ 07760

1

Lord Stirling Manor Site

96 Lord Stirling Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

1

Great Notch Marker

824-938 Rifle Camp Rd, Woodland Park, NJ 07424

1

French Army Encampment Marker

3541 Valley Road, Bernards Township, New Jersey, 07938, USA

1

Captain Jacob Gearhart Marker

157 River Road, Franklin Township, New Jersey, 08801, USA

1

Newark Founding Site

820 Broad St, Newark, NJ, 07102, USA

1

1777 Encampment Marker

688 Chimney Rock Road, Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, 08836, USA

1

Christopher Vought Tavern

35 Grayrock Rd, Clinton, NJ 08809

1

Federal Hill Mutiny Marker

256 Union Ave, Bloomingdale, NJ 07403

1

Captain Joshua Huddy Hanging Marker

325 Bay Ave, Highlands, NJ 07732

1

Princeton to Morristown Marker

664 Foothill Rd, Bridgewater, NJ 08807

1

Powder Explosion Marker

16 Branin Road, Medford Township, New Jersey, 08055, USA

1

Sparta Raid Marker

14 Main St STE 2, Sparta Township, NJ 07871

1

John George Ryerson House Marker

360 Goffle Rd, Hawthorne, NJ 07506

1

Borden's Towne Marker

100 Crosswicks St, Bordentown, NJ 08505

1

British Campsite After Monmouth Marker

259 Navesink Ave, Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716

1

New Brunswick Inn Marker

80 Albany St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

1

British Embarkation Marker Sandyhook

Hartshorne Drive, Middletown Township, New Jersey, 07732, USA

1

Princeton to Morristown Marker 9

46 East Main Street, Somerville, New Jersey, 08876, USA

1

Princeton to Morristown Marker 8

231 US-202, Bedminster, NJ 07921

1

Village Inn Marker

2 County Rd 522, Englishtown, NJ 07726

1

American Encampment Totawa Heights

294 Union Blvd, Totowa, NJ 07512

1

Landis House Marker

1076 York Rd, Ringoes, NJ 08551

1

Woods Road Marker

106 Woods Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424

1

Thirteen Star Flag Camp Marker

1761 Middlebrook Rd, Bound Brook, NJ 08805

1

Bonnell's Tavern Marker

2 Pittstown Rd, Clinton, NJ 08809

1

Captain Daniel Bray Marker

100 Kingwood Stockton Rd, Rosemont, NJ 08556

1

British Retreat Marker 2

58 Kings Highway, Middletown Township, New Jersey, 07748, USA

1

Greenwich Tea Burning Marker

1031 Ye Greate St, Greenwich, NJ 08323

1

Road to Monmouth Marker

4 Bridge St, Lambertville, NJ 08530

1

British Retreat Marker

NJ 35, Middletown Township, New Jersey, 07748, USA

1

Whitman family tomb, Harleigh Cemetery

1640 Haddon Avenue, Camden, NJ 08103, USA

Glenmont Estate

Glenmont Estate, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, NJ 07052, USA

Riverview Cemetery (Trenton)

870 Centre Street, Trenton, NJ 08611, USA

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