Washington in Somerset County – Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org History and Gossip from New Jersey Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:58:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://mrlocalhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-Mr-local-History-250-Logo-theme-32x32.jpg Washington in Somerset County – Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org 32 32 168989768 1779 – French Alliance Ball – Pluckemin New Jersey Historical Quotes https://mrlocalhistory.org/1779-the-grand-alliance-ball-in-pluckemin-new-jersey/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/1779-the-grand-alliance-ball-in-pluckemin-new-jersey/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:18:20 +0000 http://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=171 Views: 19,276 “The entertainment began with a discharge of 13 cannons at 4 o’clock in the afternoon.” The Grand Alliance Ball – Sunday, February 18, 1779 , Pluckemin, New Jersey In February 1790 the Pluckemin Academy in Bedminster Township, New Jersey became the setting for one of the most remarkable celebrations of the Revolutionary era.… Read More »1779 – French Alliance Ball – Pluckemin New Jersey Historical Quotes

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