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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUV4_four-corners_Clinton-NJ.html
Until 1930 this intersection was the turn-off point for west-bound motorists who opted to drive northward to avoid the Jugtown Mtn. grades toward Phillipsburg and Easton.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLVU_landsdown-trail_Clinton-NJ.html
Completed in 1882 by the Lehigh Valley Railroad, this 1.8 mile rail line, known as the Clinton Branch, provided passenger service that ran 10 times a day between 6 A.M. and 7 P.M. A small train with a steam locomotive and a single passenger car ca…
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Built by Johannes Cristofel Vought in 1759, the house features unique aspects of Germanic construction. Vought was the active loyalist leader in his area during the Revolution.
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Only remaining building at Union Forge.Before 1720.Union Township Historic Site.
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George William Taylor of Clinton was commissioned Colonel, Third NJ Volunteer Infantry Regiment on 4 June 1861. The Third Regiment was part of the NJ First Brigade (1,1,V1) under the command of General Phil Kearny. Taylor succeeded Kearny as comma…
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Established in 1760 by Captain Thomas Jones. During the Revolution was one of the recruiting stations for the militia of Hunterdon County.
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Born in High Bridge in 1808 to the iron-making family, he lived in Clinton. Hunterdon's only Civil War general. Killed in 1862 at Manassas, Va. while leading the 1st NJ Brigade. Buried west of the church.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAWI_bonnells-tavern_Clinton-NJ.html
The first regiment of Minute Men in the colonies formed here in 1775. Built in 1767 on the main roadfrom New Brunswick to Easton.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAVR_clinton-historic-district_Clinton-NJ.html
The Town of Clinton Historic District encompasses most of the town's area, including more than 200 properties built between 1810 and 1930. The Town of Clinton was a prominent local commercial center during this period. It's two mills, numerous sto…
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Once Hunts Mills. Site of saw, grist and oil mills. Re-named Clinton in 1828 honouring Governor DeWitt Clinton, sponsor of the Erie Canal. Incorporated 1865.
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