New Jersey signal beacons Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/new-jersey-signal-beacons/ History and Gossip from New Jersey Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:22:40 +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 signal beacons Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/new-jersey-signal-beacons/ 32 32 168989768 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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