Tag: Revolutionary War
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Honoring George Washington on Presidents Day
“Feb. 22, Washington, we honor thee.” Those were the opening words of a song we sang in the first grade. We also sang, “Ole Abe Lincoln came out of the wilderness.” For many years we celebrated the birth of those two presidents in February. Now those two birthdays have morphed into Presidents Day, a day to…
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Happy birthday America
Once upon a time, a long time ago, there was a place called America. It was a vast wilderness between two great oceans. Some indigenous people, who lived off the land, inhabited it and there were no great cities or highways. When explorers from the empires in Europe came here, they claimed portions of the…
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History professor to speak at library
ALLENTOWN – Jake Ruddiman, the author of “Becoming Men of Some Consequence: Youth and Military Service in the Revolutionary War,” will present a lecture at the Allentown Public Library, 16 S. Main St., at 2 p.m. Dec. 3. His book is included the March 2017 Journal of the American Revolution’s “100 Best American Revolution Books…
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Edison councilman seeks marker for Battle of Short Hills
EDISON — This year marks 240 years since the the Battle of Short Hills, which has momentous history in the township. “The battle was fought in Edison and was a significant battle of the Revolutionary War,” said Walter Stochel, member of the Metuchen-Edison Historical Society and president of the Edison Open Space Advisory Committee. Stochel…
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Open space purchase secures 26 acres in Monroe
MONROE – Middlesex County has increased its open space inventory to more than 8,000 acres. The most recent purchase is 26.1 acres along Gravel Hill-Spotswood Road in Monroe. A joint purchase, the Board of Middlesex County Chosen Freeholders allocated $400,000 from the county’s Open Space and Recreation and Farmland and Historic Trust Fund and Monroe…
