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

Goat Hill Overlook

Photographed by Alan Edelson, January 5, 2013

1. Goat Hill Overlook Marker

Inscription. Used during the Revolutionary War by both Gen. George Washington and British Gen. Charles Cornwallis to view opposing activity up & down the river. This local promontory has long since been known as Washington's Rock.

Erected 2012 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.

Location. 40° 21.191′ N, 74° 56.104′ W. Marker is in Lambertville, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It is on George Washington Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lambertville NJ 08530, 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: Lambertville Outlet Lock (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lambertville Railroad Shops (approx. 0.8 miles away); Delaware Canal (approx. 0.8 miles away in Pennsylvania); a different marker also named Delaware Canal (approx. 0.8 miles away in Pennsylvania); Road to Monmouth Battlefield, June 20-22, 1778 (approx. one mile away); Marshall House

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(approx. one mile away); D & R (approx. one mile away); Vansant House (approx. one mile away in Pennsylvania). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lambertville.

Also see . . . Goat Hill Overlook and Washington's Rock. “The story was that Washington stood atop a promontory formation on that steep hillside where he was able to get the best possible view of the island and the Pennsylvania banks of the river. It has since been known as Washington’s Rock. Here you can see it today, showing in the background what are now the remains of Malta Island. The rock is located a mere hundred yards or so from the Goat Hill Overlook.” (Submitted on January 13, 2013, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey.)

Photographed by Alan Edelson, January 5, 2013

2. Goat Hill Overlook Marker

Goat Hill Overlook image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alan Edelson, January 5, 2013

3. Goat Hill Overlook

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2013, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,301 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 5, 2013, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.