Tell the World About Pluckemin

The greatest Revolutionary War Never Told about the secret Military Academy in Pluckemin, New Jersey

The Lost Lake Beneath the Hills: The Forgotten Silk City of Pluckemin

Superior Thread and Yarn Company The “Lyons (France) of New Jersey” Then came industry. In July 1910 the Bernardsville News…

1 month ago

The Stolen Lillie Drawing of Pluckemin Artillery Park

WINTERA South West Perspective View of the Artillery Barracks, Pluckemin, N. Jersey 1779J. Lillie The wind that swept across the…

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Share Bedminster Cantonment History With A Pocket Park – America 250 Ideas

With America's 250th anniversary just around the corner, there's no better time to recognize great American history about what we've…

2 months ago

Historic Moment at the Pluckemin Cantonment – Archeologist Finds His Mark

John Seidel, Archeologist, Director/Professor, Washington College, Chesterfield, Maryland It was a cold, winterish April afternoon at the Jacobus Vanderveer House…

3 months ago

The Hills Church & Cemetery & Pluckemin’s Pigtail Mountain

View from the west of Pigtail (right) and Schley Mountain (left), c.1910, part of the 2nd Watchung Mountain range in…

3 months ago

The Boylans American Journey to Build Liberty Corner, Pluckemin and Bernardsville

MLH is following the story - Click Here Research Update:Are the Boylans and the Bullions the same family in Liberty…

7 months ago

Rev War in Somerset County Means Middlebrook

Middlebrook is a know area in the Martinsville section of Bridgewater, Somerset County, New Jersey. We call it "Jersey's Gift…

2 years ago

Lord Stirling’s Rev War Beacon Signal Towers

General Washington, the Continental Army, and General Lord Stirling of Basking Ridge drew inspiration from history and created a sophisticated…

5 years ago

Before the West Point Military Academy (USMA) There was Pluckemin

America's First Military Academy, the Pluckemin Academy (Dec.1778) was 24 Years BEFORE West Point (Mar. 16, 1802). One of the…

6 years ago

Bedminster Map Project Reveals Historic Pluckemin Artillery Park

Map Identifies Historic Properties, Owners, Building Locations, Local History Including the Often Ignored Pluckemin Artillery Park With over 2,000 hours…

15 years ago

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