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Memorial that stands for the privateers of Chestnut Neck
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Chestnut Neck

Colt's Neck, occupied by Patriots until October of 1778, was a privateer outpost utilized as a staging point for planning and executing the capture of several British naval vessels.

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701 Old New York Road Port Republic, NJ 08241
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The area around Chestnut Neck has changed drastically over the past two centuries. Today, a monument stands in a small park as a reminder of the American privateers who bravely attacked British vessels and attempted to hold off the assault on their post in 1778.

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