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Monument honoring the patriots who defended Chestnut Neck in 1778 from a British attack during the Revolutionary War. Located in Port Republic, NJ, along the Jersey shore Chestnut Neck was a busy trading post along the Little Egg Harbor River notably supplying George Washington's troops in Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-1778. It was also the home of American privateers who attacked British ships stealing supplies as well as the ships themselves. Oftentimes the British ships were adapted to be used by the privateers. This activity prompted the British to send a fleet in October 1778 to attack Chestnut Neck, however, were only able to retrieve some supplies and with word of the close proximity of Count Pulaski retreated. #searchingforamerica #nj_history #revolutionarywar #portrepublic #privateers #chestnutneck #jerseyshore #route9 #americanhistory #1778 #historiclandmark #monuments #littleeggharbor #mullicariver (at Chestnut Neck Marina in Port Republic, NJ)

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The Riverton Yacht Club on the Delaware River in New Jersey is the oldest yacht club on this river and the 9th oldest in the United States. Built in 1865 as part of the planned Riverton community it serviced steamships and catered to the wealthy residents of Riverton (more on Riverton later). In 1880 a stick-style clubhouse was built on the pier.#yachtclub #riverton #delawareriver #architecture #nj_history #19thcenturyhistory #stickstyle #plannedcommunity #quakercommunity #searchingforamerica (at Riverton, NJ)

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National Historic Landmark - New St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Burlington, NJ. Completed in 1854 St. Mary's was designed by noted Gothic design architect Richard Upjohn. It is considered one of the first cruciform structures in the United States. New St. Mary's was built using the English medieval church design and copied St. John's Church in Shottesbrooke England. St. Mary's cemetery is the resting place of many notable early American political leaders and later on Civil War veterans including "Boy"General Edward Burd Grubb. #searchingforamerica #churches #americanhistory #gothicdesign #cruciform #architecture #richardupjohn #burlingtonnj #nj_history #historiclandmark #episcopal #oldchurches #medievaldesign (at New St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Burlington, NJ)