Spanktown Forage Battle Site (February 23, 1777)
New Jersey, USA
Spanktown marker, St. Georges Avenue near River Road, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
MARKER
VISITOR INFORMATION
The existing Spanktown marker row discusses other 1777 dates. It was not connected to this February action without evidence that it interprets the same engagement. Map point reviewed October 3, 2026: Pin represents the existing Spanktown marker near St. Georges Avenue and River Road, not a confirmed February 23 battle parcel. The marker describes other 1777 dates. It already exists in the Sites Master (ID e15964e5-b737-4457-a5c1-e7320c340a39); review duplication before creating a separate site. Visitor information reviewed October 3, 2026: Duplicate review required before upload: marker already exists under ID e15964e5-b737-4457-a5c1-e7320c340a39. It does not establish the February 23 battlefield and its inscription describes other dates. Public toilets at the marker remain unconfirmed. Parking researched October 3, 2026: Nearby permitted River Road street spaces serve a walk to the Spanktown marker at St. Georges Avenue. Obey current street signs and use crossings; this confirms the retained marker access reference, not the entire battle area.
Visitor information final pass — reviewed October 3, 2026: Nearby public restrooms are listed at Rahway River Park on UC Parkway Drive/St. Georges Avenue. The county park directory and facility map identify toilets, but give no confirmed year-round daily toilet schedule; check park opening and seasonal closures. These are off-site park facilities, not marker toilets. The existing Sites Master duplicate and the February-action interpretation question remain flagged before upload.
Free exterior historical marker; no separate ticket or staffed hours. View only from authorized public areas and follow any posted property-access rules. Associated buildings, grounds, museums or tours may have separate hours and admission. Use a safe lawful approach; permission to enter the wider historic property is not implied.
Peak visitation season unconfirmed. An exact accessible parcel for this Spanktown battle-site row was not established.
First verify the intended Spanktown battle location and public access in the Rahway/Woodbridge area. If confirmed, May-June or September-October is a reasonable walking-weather window.
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About Spanktown Forage Battle Site (February 23, 1777)
The February 23, 1777 Spanktown action belongs to New Jersey's Forage War. Patriot troops contested British supply movements in the Woodbridge–Rahway area. The episode forms part of a series of encounters whose shared place names and later markers can obscure differences between individual dates.
The nearby Spanktown marker commemorates other 1777 fighting and is not a verified memorial to this February encounter. The exact battlefield and public destination remain unresolved pending event-specific geographical research.
History happened here at Spanktown Forage Battle Site (February 23, 1777)
British foraging operations around their New Jersey positions repeatedly met Patriot resistance during the winter of 1777. The February 23 encounter at Spanktown was one such action. Roads, farms, and access to supplies made the area important to both regular troops and local forces.
Contemporary records and later local histories help reconstruct these engagements, but not every surviving sketch or marker refers to the same day. This draft keeps the February event separate. Proofing should establish its troop movements and test whether the current reference adds a new place or duplicates the existing site.
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EXTERNAL LINKS
Research reviewed October 3, 2026. Event IDs f3642733-f281-49f9-8451-314e9ef9270b; Events Latest 10PM.csv rows 559.
https://www.amrevmuseum.org/virtualexhibits/proof-of-service/pages/notes-from-the-battlefield
https://westjerseyhistory.org/books/battlesmunn/partfive.shtml
Map location reviewed October 3, 2026. Pin represents the existing Spanktown marker near St. Georges Avenue and River Road, not a confirmed February 23 battle parcel. The marker describes other 1777 dates. It already exists in the Sites Master (ID e15964e5-b737-4457-a5c1-e7320c340a39); review duplication before creating a separate site.
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=7783
Visitor classification and amenities reviewed October 3, 2026. Destination: Existing Spanktown marker near St. Georges Avenue / River Road, Rahway.
Prose batch 4 researched October 3, 2026. Fast pass; proofing pending. Proof museum sketch's event attribution; reviewed page also discusses February 15 Quibbletown. Existing Spanktown marker uses different dates. Duplicate-review with Sites Master ID e15964e5-b737-4457-a5c1-e7320c340a39 noted in prior research; original footprint unresolved.
Parking researched October 3, 2026. Union County’s public fishing-access guidance explicitly lists River Road street parking from St. Georges Avenue downstream to Whittier Street. Nearby permitted River Road street spaces serve a walk to the Spanktown marker at St. Georges Avenue. Obey current street signs and use crossings; this confirms the retained marker access reference, not the entire battle area.
https://ucnj.org/parks-recreation/fishing/
Visitor information final pass — reviewed October 3, 2026
https://ucnj.org/parks-activities/
https://ucnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Rahway_River_Park_3.pdf