Metuchen

Metuchen is a New Jersey historical marker in Middlesex County, dedicated 1932.

At Northeast corner intersection Rt. 25 with Metuchen - Bonhamtown Road - opp. Pure Oil - Texaco Gasoline Station - between poles PS4534RT and PS4532RT. · location approximate

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June, 1777, part of the British army under Howe encamped along the brook between Metuchen and Bonhamtown. As Howe marched toward Short Hills to join Cornwallis, he here encountered Continental troops and a sharp skirmish ensued.

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Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library

Historical maps covering this location

1777 · Map of American camp in New Jersey and surrounding countryside (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1777 · The province of New Jersey, divided into east and west, commonly called the Jerseys (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1797 · New Jersey (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1807 · Northern Part of New Jersey, shewing the the American and British Armies after crossing… (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1811 · Map Of The Country Thirty Miles Round the City of New York. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Northern Part of New Jersey, shewing the the American and British Armies after crossing…, 1807, covering the location of Metuchen, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Northern Part of New Jersey, shewing the the American and British Armies after crossing…, 1807, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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Marker data: New Jersey Historical Commission

Metuchen

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