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Mystic Island in Little Egg Harbor Township in Ocean County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Pulaski Legion Memorial

Little Egg Harbor Massacre

 
 
Pulaski Legion Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joseph Wroblewski, 1995
1. Pulaski Legion Memorial Marker
Inscription. This tablet erected by the Society of Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey to commemorate the massacre of a portion of the legion commanded by Brigadier General the Count Casimir Pulaski of the Continental Army in the Affair at Egg Harbor, New Jersey October 15, 1778 in the Revolutionary War
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is October 15, 1778.
 
Location. 39° 34.513′ N, 74° 22.127′ W. Memorial is in Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, in Ocean County. It is on Mystic Island. It is on Radio Road when traveling east. Monument is in Mystic Island Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 209 Lake Champlain Dr, Tuckerton NJ 08087, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Defense of Little Egg Harbor (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Native American World War I Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Hunting Shanty & Community Center (approx. 2.3 miles away); Sneakbox (approx. 2.3 miles away); Little Egg Harbor Colonial History (approx. 2.3 miles away); Barnegat Bay Heritage (approx. 2.3 miles away); Tuckerton (approx. 2½ miles away); Tuckerton World War I Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away).
 
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 Wikipedia entry for the Little Egg Harbor massacre. (Submitted on April 19, 2010.)
 
Pulaski Legion Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joseph Wroblewski
2. Pulaski Legion Memorial Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2010, by Joseph Wroblewski of Hamilton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 3,549 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on April 16, 2010, by Joseph Wroblewski of Hamilton, New Jersey.   2. submitted on April 14, 2010, by Joseph Wroblewski of Hamilton, New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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