Henry Doremus house in #towaco #montville #nj a colonial Dutch...

Henry Doremus house in #towaco #montville #nj a colonial Dutch house built circa 1760, both #georgewashington and #alexanderhamilton stayed here after the Battle of Springfield during the #americanrevolution and the French army encamped nearby en route to Yorktown. #newjersey — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2xmQqhw

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Washington's Headquarters, Morristown, NJ

Ford Mansion, Washington's HQ in Morristown, NJ

Ford Mansion servant's quarters

Equestrian statue of George Washington

Rear of the Ford Mansion

 This location is so close to Interstate 287 that it is a highly recommended, get off-get on visit, it really couldn't be any easier. Located right of 287 in Morristown, NJ, Washington's Headquarters, which is really the Ford Mansion is an 18th century home built Jacob Ford, Jr. now part of the National Park System. The Georgian styled home is obviously best known for being George Washington's HQ from December 1779 to June 1780 during the American Revolution.

Goffle Brook Park, Hawthorne, NJ

Arnold's Pond is formed by the Goffle Brook Dam

Goffle Brook exits the dam and makes its way to the Passaic River

Ducks enjoy Goffle Brook Park

Duck taking a nap

Ryerson Monument marking the spot of the burned down Ryerson House

American Revolutionary War site where Lafayette was encamped with the light infanty

 Goffle Brook Park, Goffle Brook Road in Hawthorne, NJ.

Union Boulevard and Totowa Road in Totowa, NJ

Union Boulevard and Totowa Road

Clock at intersection of Union Boulevard and Totowa Road

Union Boulevard meets Totowa Road in Totowa, NJ. It was here that the Continental Army was encamped in the Fall of 1780. Washibgton came to this spot to inspect the troops from Preakness.

Van Allen Home in Oakland, NJ

Van Allen Home

Red Oak tree planted April 17th, 1976 on New Jersey Day

The dilapidated stream house

Located at the corner of US 202 and Franklin Avenue in Oakland, NJ, the Van Allen Home was the location where George Washington stayed from July 14-15, 1777

Dey Mansion, Washington's HQ, Wayne, NJ

Front of the Dey Mansion

Side House

Side of the Dey Mansion

Great Seal of the State of New Jersey

The Dey Mansion, a well known historical HQ for George Washington in Wayne, NJ during renovations in November 2015. The home belonged to Colonel Theunis Dey, the Continental Army was encamped along Totowa Heights. Washington had his HQ there from 7/1 - 7/29 and from 10/9-11/27 in 1780

Ringwood Manor, the march to Yorktown began there, Ringwood, NJ

 Early development in NJ focused on iron deposits and the local rivers which were used to float the iron products downstream to Paterson and Newark. The wealth derived from this activity was fairly extensive and Ringwood Manor typifies the amount of wealth that accumulated to those who were at the apex of the iron industry. Ringwood Manor is also significant historically because its also thought os as the starting point for the march to Yorktown. After all, if one wants to march to war during the American Revolution, makes sense to start at the forges were one can acquire some ammunition for the cannons. Scottish engineer Robert  Erskine was managed from 1771 to manage. During the Revolution he designed the cheval de frise for the Hudson River in 1776. He was instrumental in ensuring that the iron works continued to function and the manufacture of iron goods was vital to supplying the Continental Army. Erskine also oversaw the manufacture of the Hudson River Chain and also manufactured tools and hardware for the army generally.

Cook Halfway House, Historic Tavern/Inn in East Hanover, NJ

Cook Halfway House

Sign describing the historic location

In East Hanover, NJ, very close to the First Church of Hanover there is a tavern/inn known then as the Halfway House. Halfway? Indeed, it was apparently about halfway when the farmers from Sussex were traveling to market in Newark. The tavern was owned by a member of the Morris County militia, Col Ellis Cook.

First Church of Hanover

First Church of Hanover

Grave of a veteran of the American Revolution marked by the Daughters of the American Revolution

Another Revolutionary War veteran gravesite where the DAR identified the grave.

Grave of Morris County militia member Obadia Kitchell

One of the oldest churches in the United States, the First Church of Hanover, now in East Hanover on Mt. Pleasant Avenue has been a church in continuous existence since 1718. The current building is not frmo that era, but the church built in 1835 was built from pre-existing wood and oak trees from the surrounding area. The church building pre-existing the current one was used as a hospital in the face of a smallpox outbreak during the American Revolution for sick soldiers and the cots were hung on hooks which marked the wood and those marks can still be seen on the wood today.