Rumson in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Huddy’s Leap

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

1. Huddy’s Leap Marker

Inscription. On September 1, 1780
Captain Joshua Huddy
was captured at Colts Neck
by a band of Tories.

While being conveyed across
the river to what is now Sea Bright,
the boat was fired upon
by Colonial forces.

Although wounded,
Captain Huddy escaped
by jumping from the boat and
swimming to the western shore.
Subsequently he was captured
by the British and hanged
on April 12, 1782 at the Highlands.

Erected 1957 by Rumson Improvement Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is April 12, 1782.

Location. 40° 21.921′ N, 73° 58.63′ W. Marker is in Rumson, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is at the intersection of Rumson Road and Packer Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Rumson Road. Marker is on the west shore of the Shrewsbury River in West Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rumson NJ 07760, 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,

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the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Jumping Point Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Black Point (approx. 1.3 miles away); 1945 - 2005 Rumson Veterans Monument (approx. 2 miles away); Twin Lights Mystery Cannon (approx. 2.2 miles away); Electric Power Station (approx. 2.2 miles away); Highlands Doughboy World War I Monument (approx. 2.2 miles away); a different marker also named Powerhouse (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Navesink Light Station (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rumson.

Other markers no longer nearby. Powerhouse (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Navesink Highlands Light Station (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

2. Huddy’s Leap Marker

now near it); Spermaceti Cove Lifeboat Station (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Marconi at Twin Lights (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Telegraph and Radar at Twin Lights (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Old North Tower (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Revenge Hanging - Joshua Huddy and the Charles Asgill Affair. Founding Father of the Day website entry (Submitted on July 15, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Marker in Rumson's West Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

3. Marker in Rumson's West Park

The Shrewsbury River, where Captain Joshua Huddy made his escape from the British, can be seen behind the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,693 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.