Army Encampment

Army Encampment is a New Jersey historical marker in Warren County, dedicated 1932.

Rt. 24 - leaving Phillipsburg - right hand side of road - opposite 51 Morris Street - between poles 3056E60 and 3057 - near · location approximate

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October 26, 1779, Jersey troops crossed the Delaware at Phillipsburg and encamped here. Old Oxford furnace, built 1741-43, made cannon balls for the patriot army, and was the object of a British attack. The famous Shippen Manor was also here.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1740 · 43. Novi Belgii, in America Septentrionali. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1755 · North America from the French of Mr. D'Anville, improved with the back settlements of… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1782 · Carte de la Pensylvanie et du Nouveau Jersey (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1871 · Plate F. East Central Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1943 · Easton, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

43. Novi Belgii, in America Septentrionali, 1740, covering the location of Army Encampment, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — 43. Novi Belgii, in America Septentrionali, 1740, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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Army Encampment

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