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Trivia!!!
Category: Reference, Education and News > General Reference Asked by: kck13-ga List Price: $5.00 |
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29 Mar 2005 04:56 PST
Expires: 28 Apr 2005 05:56 PDT Question ID: 501925 |
In Somerset County, New Jersey. What is the name of the Somerset County vantage point from which Continental Officers watched British Troop movements during the revolutionary war? |
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Re: Trivia!!!
Answered By: jackburton-ga on 29 Mar 2005 06:17 PST Rated: |
"Washington Rock". From the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection website: "The strategic location of Washington Rock made it a valuable lookout point during the American Revolution for General George Washington in June of 1777 when the British army under General William Howe was moving toward Westfield. From the vantage point of this natural rock outcropping, General Washington had a thirty-mile panoramic view of the valley and was able to instruct his troops to circle behind Howe?s troops and cut off their retreat." http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/washrock.html From the South Plainfield Borough website: "South Plainfield During the Revolutionary War This area of New Jersey was occupied by the British from December 2, 1776 to June 22, 1777. Much activity took place in this vicinity during the spring and summer of 1777. There were continuing British and Continental Army movements between Perth Amboy and New Brunswick. It is documented that General Washington and his troops had an encampment in the New Market section of Piscataway and it is believed that British troops led by General Cornwallis moved towards General Washington and likely crossed Spring Lake on an old log road. In response, Washington sought a higher vantage point to view British troop movements and relocated his regiment to what became known as "Washington Rock". http://www.southplainfieldnj.com/history/ Search terms: "somerset county" "new jersey" war british troops watched ://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&safe=off&q=%22somerset+county%22+%22new+jersey%22+war+british+troops+watched "washington rock" ://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&safe=off&q=+%22washington+rock%22+ I hope this helps. Jackburton |
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Thank you... you're right on the money. I also found the answer with a little digging on the web. Thanks again! Ken |
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