Tag: Battle of Short Hills
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Federal funds continue to help preserve Short Hills-Metuchen Meeting House Battlefield; creation of Battle of Short Hills park in the works
EDISON – National recognition for where the Battle of Short Hills, also known as the Battle of Metuchen Meeting House, took place during the American Revolutionary War has been two decades in the making. Already on the National Register of Historic Places, federal funds over the years have helped acquire parcels in efforts to further…
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Middlesex County awarded largest federal grant to preserve Metuchen Meeting House Battlefield
Middlesex County will receive the largest grant funding from the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program to acquire and restore Metuchen Meeting House Battlefield, as recently announced by the federal government. Grants in the amount of $2,887,423 will be issued to Kentucky, New Jersey and Virginia to protect 221 acres of Civil War battlefields…