Monmouth County - Highlands - POSTPONED - Life on the Monmouth County Frontier in 1777

Battle of the Navesink                                                                                                       
Public Presentation: Life on the Monmouth County Frontier in 1777
by Michael Adelberg, historian and author
Wednesday March 18 at 7:30pm, Bahrs Landing Restaurant, Highlands, NJ.
The American Revolution is remembered today as the war fought between Washington’s Continentals and the Redcoats of the British Army.
But for the parts of the new United States that were on the frontier between the two sides, the War pitted settler against settler and privateering, profiteering, and intermittent civil war occurred all along the Bayshore and into Monmouth County.


Did you know that the Battle for the Navesink was the first Revolutionary War battle to be fought in Monmouth County? And that it happened near Twin Lights in February 1777? The British rowed to the shore from Sandy Hook, took the revolutionary militia by surprise, won the battle, killing 25 and capturing over 70 prisoners.
More information HERE
Navesink Maritime Heritage Association
Navesink Maritime Heritage Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving knowledge and appreciation of Monmouth County's maritime heritage through programs that teach wooden boat building and the boat handling skills; through preserving the history of Monmouth County's wooden boat builders and rich maritime history; and through experiential on-the-water programs of River Rangers for middle school children and Sea Scout Ship Navesink for coed youth age 14-21. 
Contact email: myhumphreys@gmil.com
Location: 2 Bay Ave, Highlands, NJ 07732, USA

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