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

Flemington Raid

Photographed by Alan Edelson, February 25, 2009

1. Flemington Raid Marker

Inscription. Near here British cavalry were routed by Capt. John Schenck's militia Dec. 1776. British Geary was killed and buried on field.

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° 27.401′ N, 74° 51.58′ W. Marker is in Raritan Township, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It is in Ringoes. It is on U.S. 202 at milepost 8, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 63 US-202, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Amwell Militia (within shouting distance of this marker); Amwell Skirmish (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cornet Francis Geary (approx. 0.2 miles away); Coronet Geary Trail (approx. half a mile away); United First Presbyterian Church of Amwell (approx. 1.1 miles away); Servis-Quick Family Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); Amwell Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Amwell Academy (approx. 1.4 miles away).

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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.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,289 times since then and 60 times this year. Last updated on September 29, 2021, by Walter P Barlow of Spotswood, New Jersey. Photo 1. submitted on March 5, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.