New Jersey Revolutionary War Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/new-jersey-revolutionary-war/ History and Gossip from New Jersey Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:24:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://mrlocalhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-Mr-local-History-250-Logo-theme-32x32.jpg New Jersey Revolutionary War Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/new-jersey-revolutionary-war/ 32 32 168989768 The Wedding Heard Round the Colonies: Lord Stirling, Washington & New Jersey’s Most Famous Revolutionary War Wedding https://mrlocalhistory.org/wedding-heard-round-the-colonies/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/wedding-heard-round-the-colonies/#respond Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:51:13 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=84153 Views: 578 Commemorating the 247th Anniversary of the Wedding Heard ‘Round the ColoniesJuly 27, 1779 – July 27, 2026 July 27, 1779Basking Ridge’s Biggest Event – Kitty Stirling’s Wedding On July 27, 1779, the Revolutionary War was entering one of its most uncertain periods. Although no major battle was taking place at Basking Ridge itself,… Read More »The Wedding Heard Round the Colonies: Lord Stirling, Washington & New Jersey’s Most Famous Revolutionary War Wedding

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/wedding-heard-round-the-colonies/feed/ 0 84153 What America at 250 Means To You as A New Jerseyian https://mrlocalhistory.org/what-america-at-250-means-to-jerseyians/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/what-america-at-250-means-to-jerseyians/#respond Tue, 05 May 2026 11:49:17 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=80752 Views: 3,263 UPDATE:EXTENSION – Submissions to the program have been extended to give everyone a bit more time to complete and submit their thoughts, as well as to share their experiences over the July 4th period, providing additional retrospective in your submission. Moments like this do not define themselves. They are shaped by the voices… Read More »What America at 250 Means To You as A New Jerseyian

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/what-america-at-250-means-to-jerseyians/feed/ 0 80752 Lord Stirling’s Rev War Beacon Signal Towers https://mrlocalhistory.org/signal-beacons/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/signal-beacons/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2020 17:14:41 +0000 http://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=10933 Views: 21,974 General Washington, the Continental Army, and General Lord Stirling of Basking Ridge drew inspiration from history and created a sophisticated communications network to track the British movement. They were called the “Beacons.” We start off with a classic Hollywood film’s use of beacons that served the same purpose as those used during the… Read More »Lord Stirling’s Rev War Beacon Signal Towers

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