Views: 501For generations, inns, houses, taverns, towns, and historic sites have proudly claimed that “George Washington Slept Here.” Some can prove it. Some can show Washington was there, but not that he spent the night. Others rely on stories repeated… Read More »Did George Washington Really Sleep Here? It’s Time to Come Clean & Show the Marker
Views: 513Preface to James Wilkinson’s Account of General Charles Lee’s Capture The following account comes from General James Wilkinson’s Memoirs of My Own Times, published in 1816, and provides a remarkable first-person description of the events surrounding the capture of… Read More »Eyewitness Account of the 1776 Capture of General Charles Lee at Widow White’s Tavern
Views: 5,379This Special Issue of Mr. Local History Magazine celebrates America’s SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL, the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence, by bringing New Jersey’s Revolutionary past to life. From historic battlefields and museum exhibits to community events and… Read More »Mr. Local History’s America’s 250th Celebration Magazine
