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Before the West Point Military Academy (USMA) There was Pluckemin
Views: 195,690 America’s First Military Academy, the Pluckemin Academy (Dec.1778) was 24 Years BEFORE West Point (Mar. 16, 1802). One of the greatest untold stories of the American Revolution.The Pluckemin Winter Cantonment, part of the overall Middlebrook Encampment of 1778-1779.… Read More »Before the West Point Military Academy (USMA) There was Pluckemin
America 250: The Pluckemin Series – Now Go Tell America About This
Views: 536 “Pluck-em-in” and America 250 – Perfect Together. Get to know this Great American History Story Pluckemin, New Jersey, pronounced “PLUCK um in“, carries three enduring name stories. Some trace it to a Lenape word for persimmon tied to… Read More »America 250: The Pluckemin Series – Now Go Tell America About This
Gliders Soar at Historic Schley Field in Liberty Corner, New Jersey
Views: 1,731 In the mid-1930s, after the Schley Field opened for Glider Competitions, the glider game changed. However, there was a glider field just east in the same town, which began attracting aviators to the Lyons section of Bernards Township.… Read More »Gliders Soar at Historic Schley Field in Liberty Corner, New Jersey
The Lost Lake Beneath the Hills: The Forgotten Silk City of Pluckemin
Views: 849 🧵 The “Lyons (France) of New Jersey” Then came industry. In July 1910 the Bernardsville News ran a whimsical headline: “The Lyons of New Jersey.” The article announced the arrival of “Big Bob” McCullough of Paterson, a larger-than-life… Read More »The Lost Lake Beneath the Hills: The Forgotten Silk City of Pluckemin
The Hills Church & Cemetery & Pluckemin’s Pigtail Mountain
Views: 1,179 In the early 1700s, German Lutherans settled around Pluckemin and established one of the region’s first congregations. By 1715, they had built a small log church on what is the Second Watchung Mountain, known also as Pigtail Mountain,… Read More »The Hills Church & Cemetery & Pluckemin’s Pigtail Mountain
Share Bedminster Cantonment History With A Pocket Park – America 250 Ideas
Views: 573 With America’s 250th anniversary just around the corner, there’s no better time to recognize great American history about what we’ve coined “The Greatest Story Never Told” about the American Revolution – The Academy that came 24 years before… Read More »Share Bedminster Cantonment History With A Pocket Park – America 250 Ideas
Historic Moment at the Pluckemin Cantonment – Archeologist Finds His Mark
Views: 1,438 It was a cold, winterish April afternoon at the Jacobus Vanderveer House in Bedminster, New Jersey, as a very special guest came to tell his story about what has become a signature event in the history of the… Read More »Historic Moment at the Pluckemin Cantonment – Archeologist Finds His Mark
Ice Cream History around the Somerset Hills
Views: 9,611 July is National Ice Cream Month, so it’s time for Mr. Local History’s look back at the history, the good fun (and some “good humor”). The first official account of ice cream in the New World dates back… Read More »Ice Cream History around the Somerset Hills
President Trump’s Historic Summer White House in Bedminster, New Jersey
Views: 176,440 In a sleepy equestrian area in the Somerset Hills of central New Jersey, the former President of the United States still comes to summer at a house with a storied history. The Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster,… Read More »President Trump’s Historic Summer White House in Bedminster, New Jersey
New Jersey Hills are Alive with Distilling History
Views: 11,258 Distilling in Central New Jersey New Jersey has a deep history of distilling spirits that goes back to colonial times. The Somerset Hills is an area in central New Jersey’s Somerset County grouping six similar towns, villages, and… Read More »New Jersey Hills are Alive with Distilling History
The Besties – The Best of the Best in Basking Ridge, Bernardsville, Bedminster in Northern Somerset County
Views: 17,260 2025 Suggestions? Drop Us a Note We dare to compare! Bedminster, Bernardsville, Basking Ridge, Far Hills, Peapack/Gladstone, also known as The Somerset Hills. It’s time for a real discussion on where to get the best things based on… Read More »The Besties – The Best of the Best in Basking Ridge, Bernardsville, Bedminster in Northern Somerset County
Meet the Historians Series – Bedminster Township’s Dutzie Robbie
Views: 652 UPDATE:The Mr. Local History Project Research Team is seeking Bedminster historians with whom we can collaborate. If you know of someone who has a deep knowledge of Bedminster, NJ history, please drop us a note and let us… Read More »Meet the Historians Series – Bedminster Township’s Dutzie Robbie
The Boylans American Journey to Build Liberty Corner, Pluckemin and Bernardsville
Views: 2,828 Research Update:Are the Boylans and the Bullions the same family in Liberty Corner? Before Liberty Corner was Liberty Corner, it was Annins Corner AND we also found it named Boylans Corner (Bullions Corner). And what about that Bernardsville… Read More »The Boylans American Journey to Build Liberty Corner, Pluckemin and Bernardsville
UPDATE: Evicted – Non-Profit Friends of Vanderveer House Vacate Bedminster Property
Views: 4,363 October 11, 2025While on a dual-purpose visit to Bedminster, MLHP stopped by to see the 2025 Bedminster Fall Fest and the 2025 Somerset County History Weekend, a county-wide celebration of history that includes the Jacobus Vanderveer House. While… Read More »UPDATE: Evicted – Non-Profit Friends of Vanderveer House Vacate Bedminster Property