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Martinsville in Somerset County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

1777 Reboubt

 
 
1777 Reboubt Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, June 25, 2010
1. 1777 Reboubt Marker
Inscription. One of the redoubts and breastworks erected by the Continental troops, June, 1777, to defend the encampment in the valley.
 
Erected 1964 by State of New Jersey.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1777.
 
Location. 40° 36.11′ N, 74° 34.539′ W. Marker is in Martinsville, New Jersey, in Somerset County. Marker is on Bolmer Farm Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Martinsville NJ 08836, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Revolutionary War Reboubt 1777 and 1778/79 (here, next to this marker); Bolmer Farm House - 1754 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Persian Gulf War (approx. 0.9 miles away); 1777 Encampment (approx. one mile away); June of 1777 (approx. 1.9 miles away); Jacob Vosseller House (approx. 2.3 miles away); Washington’s Route from Princeton to Morristown (approx. 2.3 miles away); Middlebrook (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Martinsville.
 
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Martinsville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, June 25, 2010
2. Martinsville Marker
Marker on Bolmer Farm Road image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, June 25, 2010
3. Marker on Bolmer Farm Road
Reboubt Remains image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, June 25, 2010
4. Reboubt Remains
These breastworks, located in the woods behind the marker, are the only original Revolutionary War earthworks remaining in New Jersey.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 909 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 25, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.

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