Huddy's Leap

In September 1780, Loyalist Colonel Tye captured Patriot captain Joshua Huddy after a fierce struggle. A Patriot ambush capsized their boat, allowing Huddy to escape while Tye suffered a wound that would prove fatal.

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3 Rumson Rd Rumson, NJ 07760

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Although the coastline has developed significantly over the past 250 years, a monument now stands commemorating Huddy's famous leap into the Shrewsbury River.

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