Middletown Township near Atlantic Highlands in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Chapel Hill

Middletown Township Historic District

Photographed by David Anderson, February 28, 2008

1. Chapel Hill and British Campsite Markers

Inscription.
Middletown Township Historic District. An early Hamlet on the King’s Highway, known until 1809 as High Point. British Campsite after the Battle of Monmouth. Chapel, built in 1809, became the center of strife between temperance forces meeting there and drinkers from the taverns either side.

Erected 1976 by The Woman’s Club of Middletown.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1809.

Location. 40° 23.85′ N, 74° 4.242′ W. Marker is near Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is in Middletown Township. It is at the intersection of King’s Highway East and Chapel Hill Road on King’s Highway East. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Middletown NJ 07748, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey,

specifically on the Jersey Shore,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: British Campsite (here, next to this marker); British Retreat Route (approx. 0.8 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); September 11 Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named British Retreat Route (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different

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marker also named British Campsite (approx. 1.8 miles away); Middletown Village (approx. 1.8 miles away); Fairview Cemetery Veterans Monument (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlantic Highlands.

More about this marker. The upper of the two Historical Markers pictured here is one of several identical Historical Markers titled British Campsite that have their own pages in this database. They were all placed by the Middletown Lions club in 1976 to demarcate the places along the old King’s Highway in modern day Atlantic Highlands and Middletown, NJ.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.

Also see . . .
1. Chapel Hill. Middletown Township Website entry (Submitted on March 10, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Kings Highway: Middletown's Most Historic Road. Patch entry (Submitted on March 10, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Middletown Township Historic District Chapel Hill Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Anderson, February 28, 2008

2. Middletown Township Historic District Chapel Hill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2008, by David Anderson of Middletown, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,852 times since then and 54 times this year. Last updated on April 27, 2018, by @histkeep of Walnut Creek, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 28, 2008, by David Anderson of Middletown, New Jersey. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.