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Hunterdon County, State of NJ |
CELEBRATING SEPTEMBER 2016 EVENTS CALENDAR |
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FEATURED EVENTS September 10: Tour and Luncheon at Washington Crossing State Parks: This event is sold out. SPECIAL PARTNER EVENTS September 24: Milford Alive |
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($) TOUR AND LUNCHEON AT WASHINGTON CROSSING STATE PARKS This event is sold out. Guided tour of Washington's famous trek from Bucks County, PA to Hunterdon County, NJ with a few differences: by foot not by boat; in the summer, not the winter; comfortably, not under extreme conditions! We recommend you park on the Jersey side along the Delaware River in the park's parking lot and cross the bridge by foot. If you wish to limit your walking (or you go to far and start to cross the bridge), park in the Visitor's Center parking lot in Pennsylvania's side. We will meet at the Pennsylavania Washington Crossing State Park Visitor Center at 10 am for a full guided tour of the buildings where Washington walked including the McConkey House where Washington slept the night before the famous crossing. At 11:30, we'll head over to the famous Washington Crossing Inn for a catered 3 course lunch. After salad, you'll have your choice of 3 entrees (selection must be made at time of reservation): Salmon Oreganatta (a filet of slamon with oregano seasoned bread crumbs and lemon wine sauce), Stuffed Pork Loin (oven roasted stuffed loin of pork with spinach, roasted peppers and fontina cheese with a port wine mushroom demi-glace), or a vegetarian option (Chef's special yumminess). Dessert and coffee or tea follows. A cash bar will be open throughout to make your Saturday festive! At 1:30, for those of you who have Washington's spirit and his men's drive, we'll continue our tour, walk across the bridge to see what Washington saw (sort of), and then drive our cars (feel free to march on -- it's about a 20 minute walk) and meet at the NJ Visitor Center. We'll take a 5 minute walk to the Johnson Ferry House and spend some time looking at the house, artifacts and kitchen garden. From there, we'll head back to the Visitors Center, sit thru their excellent 30 minute movie and look at the 500+ artifacts in the collections -- really good stuff! LIMITED TO 40 -- BOOK AND PAY EARLY! $30 PER PERSON -- includes lunch and all entrance fees to all buildings and exhibits on both sides of the river -- MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS OF YOUR RESERVATION. Checks payable and mailed to The Hunterdon 300TH, 3 Chorister Place, Flemington, NJ 08822. Please mark event in your check's memo line AND your lunch entree choice. | |||||||
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Potterston Skirmish |
TRICENTENNIAL VOLUNTEERS MEETING |
(R) As Hunterdon County celebrates the 240th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, many people do not recognize what Patriots risked to take up arms against a tyrannical Parliament and King. Much of New Jersey, including Hunterdon County, was divided over the War for Independence. Patriots were a distinct minority of the population, outnumbered by those who remained neutral or were loyal British Americans. Before Independence was even declared, on June 24, 1776, Loyalists from Allen & Turner’s iron works and local farmers attacked Patriot militia captain Thomas Jones at his tavern (in Clinton Township). In November 1776, after British and Hessian troops captured New York, they chased Washington’s defeated men across the new state from Fort Lee to Trenton. Captain Jones helped assemble boats used by Washington’s troops to escape across the Delaware. Many of the men who had attacked Jones with clubs in June now joined the New Jersey Volunteers. These were the Loyalist troops with green coats who served alongside British red coats in major battles at Monmouth and Staten Island and in forage raids into New Jersey. Who were those Hunterdon men who eft their homes to join the Sixth Battalion and what was their fate during and after the war? The Sixth Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers fought under Captain Joseph Lee from the Union Iron Works and Lieutenant John Vought, a prominent local farmer. John Vought’s father built their family house, which stands on Grayrock Road, with its rare ‘wattle and daub’ decorative plaster ceilings and full attic which may have housed the Vought family’s two slaves. This precious artifact from the American Revolution is currently being restored. In a presentation developed especially for Hunterdon County’s celebration of the Declaration of Independence, noted military historian and author Todd Braisted explores the fate of those Hunterdon County Loyalists who attacked Captain Jones that night in 1776. After Todd’s talk you will have a rare opportunity to tour the Vought House, a Revolutionary War Loyalist homestead (not-yet open to the public). Reimagine history through the lives of individuals, their consequential choices and experiences. Explore the fabric of mid-18thCentury life in this unusual stone home. Come see our unique serpentine ceiling and the progress of restoration! This ticketed event is free but requires registration. Donations gratefully accepted before, during or after the tour to support the restoration of the Vought House. Talk & Tour Parking: Refreshments Follow
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HUNTERDON HERITAGE DAYS - MUSEUM OPEN HOUSE TOURS
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History Mapping: "Washington Slept Here" |
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($) CEMETERY CEMINAR: Rest In Peace? Not in NJ! Preserving and Protecting American Heroes' Graves - A Revolutionary Idea! A $10 fee covers both morning and afternoon sessions, snacks and lunch. You are invited to come for either session or stay for both. Legislators, their aides, elected officials and planning board members are strongly encouraged to attend. Main Branch County Library, 314 State Route 12, Flemington To register, please go to the Mount Amwell Project website MILFORD ALIVE |
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HUNTERDON HERITAGE DAYS - MUSEUM OPEN HOUSE TOURS
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