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United States historic place
Monmouth Battlefield Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
The Craig House, quartered as a hospital for British troops during the Battle of Monmouth
Monmouth Battlefield State Park is located in Monmouth County, New JerseyMonmouth Battlefield State ParkShow map of Monmouth County, New JerseyMonmouth Battlefield State Park is located in New JerseyMonmouth Battlefield State ParkShow map of New JerseyMonmouth Battlefield State Park is located in the United StatesMonmouth Battlefield State ParkShow map of the United States
LocationManalapan Township / Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Nearest cityFreehold Borough
Coordinates40°16′23″N 74°18′50″W / 40.27306°N 74.31389°W / 40.27306; -74.31389
Area1,819 acres (736 ha)
Built1778
NRHP reference No.66000467
NJRHP No.2013
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
Designated NHLDJanuary 20, 1961
Designated NJRHPMay 27, 1971

Monmouth Battlefield State Park is a 1,818-acre (7.36 km) New Jersey state park located on the border of Manalapan and Freehold Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. This park preserves the historical battlefield on which the American Revolutionary War's Battle of Monmouth (1778) was waged. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its significance in military history.

Appearance and information

Monmouth Battlefield museum

Monmouth Battlefield State Park preserves a rural eighteenth-century landscape of orchards, fields, woods and wetlands, encompassing miles of trails for hiking and horseback riding, space for picnic areas, and a restored Revolutionary War farmhouse called the Craig House.

The park's visitor center rests atop Combs Hill, a hill commanded by the Continental Army artillery. Within the park's visitor center an array of excavated artifacts from battle are on display. On December 5, 2011, the Monmouth Battlefield Visitor Center was closed for renovations through Spring 2013. The renovated Visitors Center was officially reopened on June 13, 2013.

Every second weekend of June (usually Father’s Day weekend), an annual reenactment of the 1778 American Revolutionary War battle is performed and has been so for decades.

The battlefield is traversed by the rights-of-way (ROW) used by the Farmingdale and Squan Village Railroad/Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad and is under consideration for use as part of the Monmouth Ocean Middlesex Line.

History of the battlefield

Main article: Battle of Monmouth
Monmouth Battlefield State Park.

On June 28, 1778, as Sir Henry Clinton and his troops departed from the Monmouth Court House, George Washington and his Continental Army troops plotted an ambush on the rear column of Clinton's British Army soldiers. It became one of the largest battles of the American Revolution. It took place in the fields and forests that now make up Monmouth Battlefield State Park, though the battle soon ended in a standoff.

The Battle of Monmouth is notable for creating the American legend of Molly Pitcher, a housewife who boldly took her husband's place at the cannon only moments after his death. In honor of Pitcher, a white cenotaph was erected near the property of the battlefield.

Historic farmhouses and structures of the battlefield

Main article: American colonial architecture

The site of the battlefield originally contained many colonial-era farmhouses though many did not survive the rapid development of the area in the 20th century. Three of the original seven farmhouses that were present during the battle are still standing in the park. These include the Sutfin Farmhouse (1731); the Rhea-Applegate House (1745); and the Craig House (1746).

Three other homes were built on the battlefield. The Conover-Perrine House (1832) is to the north of the park, erected on the site of the original 18th-century Perrine House, an important example of late Federal Architecture. The Italianate Cobb House was later constructed in 1872 near the Conover-Perrine House. The Combs' Farmhouse (mid-18th Century) was demolished sometime in the 1960s and was located near the park's playground and ice pond.

  • Old Tennent Church Old Tennent Church
  • 1872 Cobb House, Monmouth Battlefield 1872 Cobb House, Monmouth Battlefield
  • Molly Pitcher Spring Marker Molly Pitcher Spring Marker
  • Molly Pitcher Spring Molly Pitcher Spring
  • Abandoned barn near the Craig House Abandoned barn near the Craig House
  • Field facing the Sutfin Farmhouse Field facing the Sutfin Farmhouse
  • Sutfin House Sutfin House
  • General Von Steuben Memorial General Von Steuben Memorial
  • Rhea Applegate House Rhea Applegate House

References

  1. "National Register Information System – (#66000467)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 1, 2011. p. 5. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  3. "Monmouth Battlefield". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. June 23, 2008.
  4. "Monmouth Battlefield State Park". NJ Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  5. Greenwood, Richard (June 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Monmouth Battlefield". National Park Service. With accompanying 7 photos
  6. "Monmouth Battlefield State Park". NJ Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  7. Re-Opening of Monmouth Battlefield! Battlefield and Visitor Center Rededication and 235th Anniversary Reenactment of the Battle of Monmouth a Great Success Archived 2015-03-20 at the Wayback Machine, revolutionarynj.org, accessed 6/2/6/13.
  8. Berry, Coleen Dee (September 5, 2008). "Battlefield Latest Holdup for Rail Line". The New York Times. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  9. "Virtual Tours - Monmouth Battlefield".

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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Monmouth County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey
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