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Fort Mercer
Red Bank, New Jersey
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By Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Fort Mercer Marker | | |
Inscription. General Thaddeus Kosciuszko contributed his engineering skills to the fortification of the Delaware River during the American Revolution which prevented the British Navy from entering Philadelphia in the fall of 1777.
This was the second engineering assignment General Kosciuszko received from the Continental Congress.
Designated a Kosciuszko Military Engineering site by THE COPERNICUS SOCIETY OF AMERICA under the authority of a Concurrent Resolution of The U.S. Congress – S. Con. Res. 44. Passed April 1978.
Erected by Copernicus Society of America.
Location. 39° 52.264′ N, 75° 11.386′ W. Marker is in National Park, New Jersey, in Gloucester County. Marker can be reached from Hessian Road, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is on the Red Bank Battlefield. Marker is in this post office area: National Park NJ 08063, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fort Mercer at Red Bank / Fort Mercer is Alerted (here, next to this marker); Brigadier General Hugh Mercer (a few steps from this marker); Colonel Christopher Greene (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Red Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); Marvin C. Creamer (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); James and Ann Whitall House (about 600 feet away); Operations on the Delaware (about 600 feet away); Whitall House (about 600 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in National Park. | | | | 
By Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Fort Mercer Marker | | |
Also see . . .
1. General Thaddeus Kosciuszko 1746 – 1817. Hero of America and Poland. Biography of Gen. Kosciuszko from the Polish American Cultural Center website. (Submitted on November 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)
2. Red Bank Battlefield. Account of the action at Fort Mercer during the Revolutionary War. (Submitted on November 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)
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By Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2008 | |
| | | 3. Fort Mercer Marker | | The Delaware River can be seen in the background of this photo. The view is toward Philadelphia and the location of Fort Mercer's sister fort, Fort Mifflin, which fell on November 16, 1777 after a week-long siege. | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2008 | |
| | | 4. Fort Mercer Fortifications | | The remains of the fortifications that Kosciuszko designed for Fort Mercer can be seen in this photo. The fort contained dummy exterior embankments that helped the Americans fight off a Hessian ground assault. | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2008 | |
| | | 5. Red Bank Battlefield Historic Park | | The marker is in Red Bank Battlefield Historic Park, a 44 acre park on the banks of the Delaware River, that preserves the site of Fort Mercer and the October 22, 1777 Battle of Red Bank. | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on November 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 343 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Submitted on November 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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