Somerset County - Martinsville - New Jersey Author Launches New Book at Dedication of Another Washington Rock, Lost in History for Over 200 Years, on Revolutionary War Middlebrook Campground

Saturday, June 16 – Somerset County
11:00 a.m.
 Eagle’s Nest Museum, 791 Miller Lane in Martinsville, New Jersey, Admission is free and open to all. Complimentary refreshments 

New Jersey Author Launches New Book at Dedication of Another Washington Rock, Lost in History for Over 200 Years, on Revolutionary War Middlebrook Campground 

      On Saturday, June 16, 2018, starting at 11:00 am, a ceremony to commemorate the rediscovery and to dedicate Washington Rock at Middlebrook will be held at the rock adjacent to The Eagle’s Nest Museum at 791 Miller Lane in Martinsville, At the event author and historian Robert A. Mayers will announce the release of his new book: Revolutionary New Jersey: Forgotten Towns and Crossroads of the American Revolution, www.revolutionarydetective.com.

Mayers will speak on the history of the rock outcropping and tell the story of its rediscovery. Herbert Patullo, owner of the site, will guide visitors to the nearby rock.  

     The author met Patullo, a prominent Bound Brook community leader and history buff,  when Mayers lost his way, stumbling through the thick woods atop the first Watchung ridge above Route 22 at Bridgewater at the site of Washington’s 1777 Revolutionary War Middlebrook Campground. Mayers was exploring places to depict in his new book after discovering a 1785 British account of a rocky lookout used by General George Washington at Middlebrook, now in Martinsville. He then came across another description of this rock outcrop written in 1830 and another in 1851 by historian Benson Lossing who drew a sketch of the site. But, its exact location had been lost in history. Patullo recognized the rock when Mayers showed him the sketch. 

      Mayers new book, Revolutionary New Jersey, describes New Jersey battlefields, encampments, and sites of many significant events of the Revolutionary War that have been lost or neglected by history. Places, where patriots fought and died, are unmarked, shrouded in mystery and clouded in mythology. After more than two centuries, some of these sites have entirely disappeared while others languish unnoticed. Some are on private property or have been built over by towns and highways. 

Revolutionary New Jersey is written to be enjoyed by average readers and not just devoted military history buffs. With 400 pages, it covers over 100 NJ towns and has more than 50 illustrations and maps. It is available from the publisher www.AmericanHistoryPress.com, online or at bookstores 
Location: 791 Miller Ln, Martinsville, NJ 08836, USA

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