Views: 1,904Before the Revolutionary War, New Jersey used a mix of currencies due to a shortage of British sterling coins. Spanish silver dollars and other foreign coins were commonly used, and barter was occasionally employed. To address the shortage, New… Read More »Early American Currency and New Jersey Coinage
Views: 5,390A fun community-driven Mr. Local History post where we need history sleuths who’ve read all those old documents and maps to help build the largest list of New Jersey Revolutionary War-era taverns. Did you know…..Continental Army officers often used… Read More »New Jersey Taverns of the Revolutionary War
Views: 5,712“Pluck-em-in” and Middlebrook AND America 250 – Perfect Together. Get to know this Great American History Story. During the winter of 1778–1779, the Middlebrook Encampment stretched across the Somerset Hills while, at Pluckemin, General Henry Knox established the famed… Read More »Middlebrook / Pluckemin MLH Series: Tell America About These Rev War Jersey Destinations
Views: 1,207 Historic archeologist drops a verbal bombshell announcement at a New Jersey conference: The Rev War Pluckemin Cantonment WAS America’s first military academy, confirming the construction was done 24 years before the United States Military Academy at West Point.Dr.… Read More »Was Pluckemin America’s First Military Academy? Expert Breaks Silence & Takes Position
Views: 2,215Pluckemin, New Jersey, pronounced “PLUCK um in“, carries three enduring name stories. Some trace it to a Lenape word for persimmon tied to early Algonquian place terms. Others repeat the roadside tale of tavern keeper Jacob Eoff, who would… Read More »Middlebrook Symposium – Pluckemin’s Rev War Academy Analysis with Dr. John Seidel
Views: 206,762 America’s First Military Academy, the Pluckemin Academy (Dec.1778), was 24 Years BEFORE West Point (March 16, 1802). One of the greatest untold stories of the American Revolution.The Pluckemin Winter Cantonment, part of the overall Middlebrook Encampment of 1778-1779.… Read More »Twenty-Four Years Before America’s West Point Military Academy (USMA) There was Pluckemin
Views: 2,088In December 1776, the American rebellion was close to collapse. The Continental Army was shrinking as enlistments expired and morale sank to its lowest point of the war. British forces held New York and expected the uprising to fade… Read More »What Might Have Happened if General Lee Wasn’t Captured in Basking Ridge
Views: 10,699It’s time New Jersey – America is 250, and Our Jersey History helped make America the free country it is today. Join The Mr Local History Project as we celebrate all year long. New Jersey holds a central place… Read More »America’s 250th – Sharing Jersey History The Mr. Local History Way
Views: 6,183December 13, 1776, stands as the most electrifying day in Basking Ridge’s history, when the sleepy colonial crossroads suddenly became the center of the Revolution. At dawn, the infamous capture of General Charles Lee sent shockwaves through Washington’s struggling… Read More »Insights: General Charles Lee’s Capture at Widow White’s Tavern in Basking Ridge & Washington’s Delaware Crossing Impact
Views: 13,538The anniversary of America’s Alliance with France was celebrated on February 18, 1779, at Pluckemin, New Jersey, at a very elegant entertainment and display of fireworks given by General Knox and the officers of artillery. It was postponed to… Read More »The 13 Paintings at the 1779 Pluckemin Academy’s French Alliance Ball Grand Pavillon
Views: 3,156 Did you know that December 13, 1776, stands as the most electrifying day in Basking Ridge & Bernardsville’s history, when the sleepy New Jersey colonial crossroads suddenly became the center of the Revolution? At dawn on that day,… Read More »Widow White’s Tavern / General Lee Series – Basking Ridge Historical Moments
Views: 12,767 The world might have looked different if it weren’t for today’s event.December 13, 177,6 in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Basking Ridge, New Jersey’s most famous incident, occurred on December 13, 1776, at about noon. General Charles Lee (1731-1782)… Read More »December 13, 1776 – Basking Ridge, New Jersey, Altered American History
Views: 2,450Back in 1924, silent films were all the rage. Bernardsville was just becoming a borough and separating from Bernards Township, but there was still only one movie theater, The Liberty Theater. How fortunate was the theater to feature the… Read More »“Janice Meredith” – 1924 Silent Film Showcases American Revolution
Views: 16,589Researching Local History with Maps As a historian, I believe maps are one of the greatest sources of information, capturing a time and place. We use these maps to research history and find buildings, families, farms, or streets. We… Read More »Map Research & Archives: Sharing Local History with Maps
Views: 19,248New Jersey is known as the “Cockpit of the American Revolution” for a reason – because it was. More battles, more encampments, more strategies took place in New Jersey than in any other colony of the original thirteen. Bookmark… Read More »New Jersey Rev War Series Mr. Local History Project
