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Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment

Nestled in the sloping mountains of New Jersey, the birthplace of American military academies can be found. Initially a part of a winter encampment, it became the proving grounds for Patriot artillerists.

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Schley Mountain Road Bedminister, NJ 07921
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The structures that once composed the palatial Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment has been lost to time and a changing landscape. Though, the nearby Jacobus Vanderveer House still stands as a remnant of the once burgeoning artillery school.

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