Monmouth County - Highlands - "Revolutionary New Jersey with Author Bob Mayers": JERSEY BAYSHORE COUNTRY
"Revolutionary New Jersey with Author Bob Mayers" JERSEY BAYSHORE COUNTRY
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Monmouth County - Middletown - “The War at the Shore - Whaleboats, Tories, and Massacres”
Saturday, March 9 - Middletown, Monmouth County “The War at the Shore - Whaleboats, Tories, and Massacres” You might believe that everything fascinating, unusual, and shocking is already known about the Revolutionary War in New Jersey. But, many dreadful realities of warfare in the Garden State have been forgotten. Join Bob Mayers, author and historian as he rediscovers NJ battle and encampment sites, lost or neglected by history. It’s an exciting adventure as described in his latest book Revolutionary New Jersey . Program begins at 2:00 pm at the Middletown Public Library Community Room. The Middletown Public Library is located at 55 New Monmouth Rd, Middletown, NJ. For more information, visit www.revolutionarydetective.com .
Somerset County - Bridgewater - Annual Meeting of the Washington Campground Association - Program and Buffet Dinner to celebrate Washington's Birthday
Friday, February 22 -- Somerset County 6:00pm Annual Meeting of the Washington Campground Association - Program and Buffet Dinner to celebrate Washington's Birthday Somerville Elks Lodge, 375 Union Ave, Bridgewater, NJ Open to the public Paid reservations required: Call 732-560-5880. Author of Revolutionary New Jersey , Bob Mayers will speak at Washington Campground Association. "Middlebrook-The Revolutionary War Campground that Saved America” Swirling around the Middlebrook Encampment were the battles of Millstone, Bound Brook, the Short Hills (Plainfield, Scotch Plains), the forage war in the Raritan Valley, and the march to Yorktown in 1781. But these sites are unmarked, shrouded in mystery, distorted by mythology and unknown even to local people. Man-made changes to terrain have obscured many of them. Mayers will revive these forsaken locations in Somerset County with research from original military reco...