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Rockingham is a historic house that was the home of John Berrien (1711–1772). It served as George Washington's final headquarters of the Revolutionary War. It is located at 84 Laurel Avenue, Franklin Township in Somerset County, New Jersey. [2]
Judge John Berrien House, George Washington's Headquarters in 1783, originally at Rocky Hill, ... Southeast of Basking Ridge at 96 Lord Stirling Road
It served as the headquarters for General George Washington on the night of January 3–4, 1777, after the Battle of Princeton. [4] [5] Hillsborough Reformed Church. The Hillsborough Reformed Church was built 1828. The congregation has been active since 1766. [3] [6] Borough Hall. Borough Hall was built c. 1850. It was a one-room school house ...
English evangelist George Whitfield and American clergyman James Davenport, preached under the tree on November 5, 1740, to a crowd of 3,000, in the First Great Awakening. [ 3 ] [ 6 ] George Washington 's troops were drilled on the village green, within view, and Washington picnicked under the tree with the Marquis de LaFayette . [ 6 ]
Basking Ridge was originally settled in the 1720s by British Presbyterians escaping religious persecution. The land was bought from the Lenape Native Americans. [12]Bernards Township was officially chartered on May 21, 1760, granted by King George II and granted to Sir Francis Bernard, first governor of the noted section which includes Basking Ridge.
George Washington House may refer to: George Washington House (Bladensburg, Maryland), in Prince George's County; George Washington Boyhood Home Site, Fredericksburg, Virginia; George Washington House (Barbados), a house where young George Washington and his brother stayed for a time. Mount Vernon, Washington's Virginia estate
General George Washington and his troops marched through the area on several occasions and slept in many of the homes located throughout the area. For much of its history, the Somerset Hills area was primarily an agricultural county.
The Kennedy–Martin–Stelle Farmstead is located at 450 King George Road in Bernards Township of Somerset County, New Jersey.The 4.4-acre (1.8 ha) farmstead was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 5, 2004 for its significance in architecture, education and politics/government from 1762 to 1852.