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The greatest Revolutionary War Never Told about the secret Military Academy in Pluckemin, New Jersey

Before the West Point Military Academy (USMA) There was Pluckemin

America's First Military Academy, the Pluckemin Academy (Dec.1778) was 24 Years BEFORE West Point (Mar. 16, 1802). One of the…

2 weeks ago

The Lost Lake Beneath the Hills: The Forgotten Silk City of Pluckemin

Superior Thread and Yarn Company 🧵 The “Lyons (France) of New Jersey” Then came industry. In July 1910 the Bernardsville…

1 month ago

The Hills Church & Cemetery & Pluckemin’s Pigtail Mountain

View from the west of Pigtail (right) and Schley Mountain (left), c.1910, part of the 2nd Watchung Mountain range in…

1 month ago

Share Bedminster Cantonment History With A Pocket Park – America 250 Ideas

With America's 250th anniversary just around the corner, there's no better time to recognize great American history about what we've…

1 month ago

Historic Moment at the Pluckemin Cantonment – Archeologist Finds His Mark

John Seidel, Archeologist, Director/Professor, Washington College, Chesterfield, Maryland It was a cold, winterish April afternoon at the Jacobus Vanderveer House…

1 month ago

Lord Stirling’s Rev War Beacon Signal Towers

General Washington, the Continental Army, and General Lord Stirling of Basking Ridge drew inspiration from history and created a sophisticated…

2 months ago

The Boylans American Journey to Build Liberty Corner, Pluckemin and Bernardsville

MLH is following the story - Click Here Research Update:Are the Boylans and the Bullions the same family in Liberty…

5 months ago

Rev War in Somerset County Means Middlebrook

Middlebrook is a know area in the Martinsville section of Bridgewater, Somerset County, New Jersey. We call it "Jersey's Gift…

2 years ago

Bedminster Map Project Reveals Historic Pluckemin Artillery Park

Map Identifies Historic Properties, Owners, Building Locations, Local History Including the Often Ignored Pluckemin Artillery Park With over 2,000 hours…

15 years ago

The 13 Paintings at the Pluckemin Academy

The anniversary of America's alliance with France was celebrated on the 18th of February at Pluckemin, at a very elegant…

16 years ago

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