New 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 the page and come back over time. If you have a topic that you’d like us to dig into, please let us know.
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MLH NJ Revolutionary War Posts
Views: 153 Everyone knows the story of Valley Forge. For generations, Americans have learned about George Washington’s Army suffering through the winter of 1777–1778 in…
Views: 43 Part of the Mr. Local History Rev War and Lord Stirling Series As we were researching another story, we came across this really…
Views: 20,372 The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It was engrossed on parchment, and on August 2, 1776, delegates…
Views: 4,504 RAIN or SHINE – EVERY July 4th at 10:30 am – Join friends and family on Independence Day as the Washington Camp Ground…
Views: 1,269 It takes around two minutes and eighteen seconds to sing God Bless America. Mr. Local History took a trip to the “Field of…
Views: 395 What would have happened if General Charles Lee WASN’T captured in Basking Ridge?Join the Mr. Local History Project as we break down the…
Views: 363 Before the Revolutionary War, New Jersey used a mix of currencies due to a shortage of British sterling coins. Spanish silver dollars and…
Views: 425 Enough already Pennsylvania, you don’t get all the fun. Now, Revolutionary Pub Crawls is coming to New Jersey. Is there a better way…