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Liberty Hall

Liberty Hall was home to trailblazing governors, congressmen, senators, assembly persons, philanthropists, and entrepreneurs. Inhabited by William Livingston, New Jersey’s first elected governor and a signer of the United States Constitution, the 14-room Georgian-style home evolved over time into a 50-room Victorian mansion.

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1003 Morris Ave Union, NJ 07083
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The Battle of Connecticut Farms took place in June of 1780 and was part of Washington's defense of the second British invasion into New Jersey. Using the Watchung Mountains as a barrier to British movement, the Patriots repeatedly dulled the thrusts of both mercenary Hessian and British regular armies. Located near the site of the battle is Liberty Hall, home of the governor of New Jersey at the time and later a member of the constitutional convention. 

Liberty Hall now houses a museum run by Kean University - the grounds and building contain exhibits on colonial life and the battle nearby.

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What's Nearby

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Exterior of Liberty Hall from the Visit Elizabeth website
Liberty Hall

Union, NJ 07083

Former home of NJ's first elected governor

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Photo of DAR monument commemorating the Battle of Paulus Hook in Paulus Hook Park
Paulus Hook

Jersey City, NJ 07302

Patriot morale is restored in New Jersey

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Paulus Hook
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Federal Hall in New York City
Federal Hall

New York, NY 10005

Site where Washington took the first oath of office

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Federal Hall | National Memorial New York
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Nathaniel Drake House Exterior
Drake House

Plainfield, NJ 07060

Washington's HQ prior to the battle of Short Hills

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Nathaniel Drake House
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Governor's Mansion

Perth Amboy, NJ 08861

Mansion of Benjamin Franklin's Loyalist son, William

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Royal Governor's Mansion
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Ford Mansion

Morristown, NJ 07960

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Ford Mansion
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First Presbyterian Church
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Gardens & Grounds
Washington, Hamilton, and Lafayette on the Morristown Green
Morristown Green

Morristown, NJ 07960

Where France committed to the cause of Independence

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Morristown Green
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Historic Depiction of Arnold's Tavern in Morristown New Jersey
Arnold's Tavern

Morristown, NJ 07960

Washington's HQ for the first Morristown encampment

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Arnold's Tavern
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View from a gun position at Fort Nonsense, Morristown NPS
Fort Nonsense

Morristown, NJ 07960

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Fort Nonsense
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Dey Mansion with overcast sky
Dey Mansion

Wayne, NJ 07470

Washington's HQ before the winter camp at Morristown

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Dey Mansion
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Detail from an engraving of the Battle of Harlem Heights
Harlem Heights

New York, NY 10027

Confident British forces are checked in battle

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Harlem Heights
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Cornelius Low House
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Morristown

Morristown, NJ 07960

Site of two Continental winter encampments

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Morristown
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The Wick House at Jockey Hollow in Morristown
Jockey Hollow

Morristown, NJ 07960

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East Jersey Old Town Village
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Abraham Staats House, located in South Bound Brook, NJ
Staats House

South Bound Brook, NJ 08880

Von Steuben's Middlebrook HQ that hosted Washington

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Morris Jumel Mansion
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Cannons at Fort Lee Historical Park facing the George Washington Bridge
Fort Lee

Fort Lee, NJ 07024

Cornwallis pushes American forces into New Jersey

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1760s era lighthouse located at the Gateway National Recreational Area in Sandy Hook
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Strategic fortified lighthouse used by Loyalists

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New Bridge

River Edge, NJ 07661

Site along Washington's Retreat route from NY

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Fort Washington

New York, NY 10033

Last American stronghold of Manhattan

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Connecticut Farms and Springfield

The Battles of Connecticut Farms and Springfield were small but at the same time significant. It proved that New Jersey militia would stubbornly oppose any attempt by the British to move inland. The battles also showed that militia and Continental regular troops could work well together.