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Colonel Elias Dayton

Union County · Marker is on Morris Avenue (County Route 82), on the right when traveling west.

American Colonel Elias Dayton ordered a 4 pound cannon to fire east on Morris Ave. at the advancing enemy. The British were driven back and retreated during the evening of June 7, 1780.

Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library

Marker data: New Jersey Historical Commission

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