Hessian Army during the Revolutionary War - Haddonfield NJ
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 54.102 W 075° 01.548
18S E 497794 N 4416847
During the Revolutionary War the Hessian Army was encamped on these grounds before and after the battle of Red Bank, fought October 22, 1777, near Fort Mercer on the Delaware River, where it met defeat.
Waymark Code: WM12FH8
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2020
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Hessian Army during the Revolutionary War-During the Revolutionary War the Hessian Army was encamped on these grounds before and after the battle of Red Bank, fought October 22, 1777, near Fort Mercer on the Delaware River, where it met defeat.
The officers occupied the houses on the west side of the road. The first brick house from Cooper’s Creek was owned by John Middleton and was demolished in 1926 when this high school was erected.
The two buttonwoods in front of this building were slips from the historic buttonwood trees now standing on Kings Highway north of Haddon Ave., planted April 13, 1928.
Location: Marker is in Haddonfield, New Jersey, in Camden County. Memorial is on Kings Highway E. The marker is in the breezeway of the arch on the right, located on the grounds of Bancroft High School. Haddonfield NJ 08033
Type of Memorial: Plaque
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