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Site , the site of the Pompton Mutiny on Route 511 and Union Avenue , Wayne ’ s Dey Mansion on Totowa Road , another of Washington ’ s encampment sites , and , among dozens more , the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park on McBride Avenue and Spruce Street , where “ Washington , Lafayette , Alexander Hamilton and aide-decamp James McHenry picnicked by the Great Falls during the Revolutionary War on July 10 , 1778 ,” according to the website .
Morris County has dozens of important war sites , with the most found in Morristown , including a number of cemetery locations , the green at the center of town , the Morristown National Historical Park and the Ford Mansion and Washington Headquarters Museum at 230 Morris Ave .
In Bergen County , the list begins
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“ I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOWWHATHAPPENED RIGHT WHERE THEY ARE STANDING .” AL FRAZZA
with Alpine ’ s Palisades Interstate Park Huyler ’ s Landing on the Hudson River , which commemorates General Cornwall ’ s crossing of the Hudson River from New York City on the night ofNov . 19 , 1776 . The county ’ s last entry is Westwood ’ s Bogert ’ s Mill Site at Mill Street and First Avenue , the location of the earliest grist mill in this area and one of Washington ’ s stops .
The Sussex County list includes a
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handful of sites such as Andover Iron Works , known for the “ high quality of iron they produced ,” the website reads . The iron was used for weapons .
Frazza also lists obscure facts about the state ’ s part in the war . Greenwich , part of Cumberland County , had its own tea party in 1774 . In Manahawkin , the Affair at Cedar Bridge occurred almost a year after the British surrendered at Yorktown .
Frazza says his most pleasant discovery was learning about the various skirmishes along the Watchung Mountains , which served as the boundary between the British and American troops , and was where Washington kept an eye on the enemy . “ I liked how a geological feature formed millions of years ago played such an important role ,” he says . ■
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COURTESY OF CHRIS BOMEISL |
14 MAY 2022 WAYNE MAGAZINE |