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Red Bank Battlefield is a service of the Gloucester County Board of Freeholders. This is the first stop on the 41-mile Oughta See an Otter Birding & Wildlife Trail. Red Bank Battlefield is the perfect starting point for a day or more of outd…
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Stephen M. Sweeney, Director, Frank J. DiMarco, LiaisonRed Bank BattlefieldGloucester County Parks and RecreationTranscription of 1829 Monument in the Original Language North SideA number of the New Jersey & Pennsylvania Volunteers being desiro…
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Ann Cooper Whitall lived in this brick home on the banks of the Delaware River with her husband, James, and their children. On October 22, 1777, British ships occupied the waters of the Delaware River, and local residents of the towns along the r…
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This memorial is dedicated to all military veterans, militia, reservists and National Guards who served our nation honorably.
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In commemorationFirst Round the World Voyagewithout navigational instrumentsby Marvin C. Creamer Departed ? December 15, 1982Returned ? May 20, 1984
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James Whitall, a wealthy Quaker farmer and merchant, and his wife Ann Cooper built the main brick section in 1748. On April 16, 1777, the Pennsylvania militia commandeered the farm and built Fort Mercer in the northern apple orchard. Son Job Whita…
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When the Revolution began, Congress ordered construction of river defense systems to protect Philadelphia against a sea attack. A system of cheveaux-de-fries, a series of underwater obstructions, was developed. These consisted of large coffers (bo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8PC_fort-mercer-at-red-bank-fort-mercer-is-alerted_National-Park-NJ.html
[Fort Mercer at Red Bank Side]:Late in September 1777, Philadelphia was captured by British General William Howe, with a serious disadvantage. Extensive American river defenses blocked the shipping of food and supplies to the British army and citi…
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General Thaddeus Kosciuszko contributed his engineering skills to the fortification of the Delaware River during the American Revolution which prevented the British Navy from entering Philadelphia in the fall of 1777. This was the second engine…
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This monument was erected on the 22 Oct 1829 to transmit positively a grateful remembrance of the patriotism & gallantry of Lieuit Colonel Christopher Greene who with 400 men defeated the Hessian army of 2000 troops then in the British Service at …
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