Near Ringoes in Hunterdon County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Coronet Geary Trail

Photographed by Alan Edelson, February 25, 2009

1. Coronet Geary Trail Marker

Inscription. British officer Francis Geary killed near here in a 1776 skirmish. He is buried to the northeast off Geary’s Ridge Road.

Erected by Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey, Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 40° 26.987′ N, 74° 51.514′ W. Marker is near Ringoes, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 202 and Cornet Way, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 202. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ringoes NJ 08551, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

specifically in Central Jersey,

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Amwell Militia (approx. half a mile away); Amwell Skirmish (approx. half a mile away); Cornet Francis Geary (approx. half a mile away); Flemington Raid (approx. half a mile away); United First Presbyterian Church of Amwell (approx. 0.6 miles away); Servis-Quick Family Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Amwell Academy (approx. one mile away); Site of St. Andrew's Church (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ringoes.

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Additional Information - The ambush of Geary's Dragoons. (Submitted on March 9, 2011, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey.)

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