Toms River in Ocean County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Captain Joshua Huddy

Photographed By Don Morfe, January 19, 2016

1. Captain Joshua Huddy Marker

Inscription.
Revolutionary War Patriot led his men at the Block House Battle on the banks of the Toms River. Was captured and hung by the British at Graveley Point, Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey on April 12, 1782. He gave his life for American independence.

Erected 2007 by Captain Joshua Huddy Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.

Location. 39° 57.061′ N, 74° 11.854′ W. Marker is in Toms River, New Jersey, in Ocean County. Memorial is on East Water Street. The marker is located in Huddy Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 East Water Street, Seaside Park NJ 08752, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Toms River Block House (a few steps from this marker); Historic Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Joshua Huddy Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Toms River Township’s First Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Huddy’s Hanging Stalls Peace Talks (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker

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also named Captain Joshua Huddy (within shouting distance of this marker); Toms River Blockhouse Fight (within shouting distance of this marker); The British Attack Toms River (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toms River.

Also see . . . Joshus Huddy: The Scourge of New Jersey Loyalists. Journal of the American Revolution website entry (Submitted on August 12, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed By Don Morfe, January 19, 2016

2. Captain Joshua Huddy Marker

Replica of the Block House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, January 19, 2016

3. Replica of the Block House

Photographed By Don Morfe, January 19, 2016

4. Replica of the Block House

"Captain Huddy led from prison to be hanged" image. Click for full size.

via History Girl, 1901

5. "Captain Huddy led from prison to be hanged"

From: Our Greater Country; Being a Standard History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent to the Present Time by Henry Davenport Northrop. Published 1901.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 641 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 3, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 5. submitted on February 27, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.