
First Middlebrook Encampment – Martinsville, NJ
In late May of 1777, Washington moved his small army of under 8,000 men from the winter encampment at Morristown [...]

Piscatawaytown Burial Ground – Edison, NJ
Nearby is a common grave of British soldiers who died in the Revolutionary War and were placed in the British [...]

Wyckoff-Garretson House – Somerset, NJ
The classic early Dutch Wyckoff-Garretson House was constructed in 1730 by John Wyckoff whose grandfather, Peter Claesen Wyckoff, had come [...]

Old Dutch Parsonage

Van Horne House – Bridgewater, NJ
The Van Horne House was built in 1754 by Phillip Van Horne, a man who was known to entertain both [...]

Hendrick Fisher House – Franklin Township, NJ
A portion of the Hendrick Fisher House may be the oldest structure in Somerset County built circa 1688 for William [...]

Van Wickle House – Somerset, NJ
Van Wickle House – Somerset, NJ
The Van Wickle house was built in 1722 by Symen Van Wickle. Symen Van Wickle’s [...]

Battle of Short Hills and Oak Tree Pond – Edison and Scotch Plains, NJ
The Battle of Short Hills took place on June 26th, 1777, following the Forage Wars of early 1777 and was [...]

Van Liew-Suydam House – Somerset, NJ
Holding a commanding view of the Six Mile Run Valley, the Van Liew-Suydam House sits atop a hill at the [...]

Old Stone Bridge – Central Arch – Bound Brook, NJ
On April 13,1777, Lord Charles Cornwallis led 4,000 British Crown troops in an attack on a small American garrison of [...]

Cornelius Low House – Piscataway, NJ
The Cornelius Low House/Middlesex County Museum is a historic national register home built in 1741 for Cornelius Low, a wealthy [...]

Wallace House State Historic Site

Metlar-Bodine House – Piscataway, NJ
Built in 1728 by Peter Bodine, this house is the older of two remaining buildings from the colonial port of [...]

Washington Rock – Greenbrook, NJ
The strategic location of Washington Rock made it a valuable lookout point during the American Revolution for General George Washington [...]

Buccleuch Mansion – New Brunswick, NJ
This Georgian mansion was constructed in 1739 by Anthony White and his wife, Elizabeth, the daughter of New Jersey’s Royal [...]

Saint James Church — Edison, NJ
Saint James Church was established in 1704 and the original structure built in 1724. Considerable military activity and battles took [...]

The Battle of Spanktown – Rahway, NJ
Throughout the war, troops traversed Rahway, which was the scene of several skirmishes. In early 1777 the Battle of Spanktown [...]

Merchant Cornelius Low’s Raritan Landing home
Merchant Cornelius Low’s Raritan Landing home was spared by the British due to his loyalty to King George III.
The Cornelius [...]

Franklin Inn – East Millstone, NJ
The Franklin Inn, also known as the Van Liew Tavern, located on Amwell Road in East Millstone, was built in [...]