Site of the Blue Hills Fort and Camp - Plainfield, NJ
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member 94RedRover
N 40° 36.526 W 074° 26.278
18T E 547546 N 4495479
Sitting on Park Drive in what is now Green Brook Park in Plainfield, was once the fort of local troops, where General Washington repelled the Bristish forces during the American Revolution.
Waymark Code: WM94D0
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member LowellHouseGuy
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In 1924, the Continental Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution placed a memorial to commemorate the spot where Washington built a fort and camp of local troops to repel the British led by General William Howe.

This spot is now Green Brook Park in Plainfield, New Jersey. The plaque sits on a rock marker, just along Park Drive, which cuts through the park.

But, what a travesty! We arrived to see this historic marker, only to find a bare faced rock, with a notebook page stating:

"Revolutionary War Soldiers

Your plaque may be missing

But YOU are not forgotten"

What a crime to desecrate such an historical marker.
Marker Name: Site of the Blue Hills Fort and Camp

Marker Type: Local? Unofficial

Marker text:
This marker is erected in memory of the brave Revolutionary soldiers from this vicinity who garrisoned this fort harassing and repulsing the invading enemy for seven months during the darkest period of the war. From this outpost General Washington on June 26, 1777, finally turned back the whole British Army compelling them to evacuate the state. Erected by Continental Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution 1924


Dedication Date: 01/01/1924

City: Plainfield

County: Union

Group responsible for placement: Continental Chapter

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