Revolutionary War Encampments
June 20-23, 1778 The 12,000 man Continental Army camped in this area above Alexauken Creek prior to the Battle of Monmouth.
Erected 2014 by Delaware Township Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1666.
Location. 40° 24.463′ N, 74° 55.312′ W. Marker is near Stockton, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It is in Delaware Township. It is on Sandy Ridge - Mount Airy Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stockton NJ 08559, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Barber Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mount Airy (approx. 1.2 miles away); Sandy Ridge Baptist Church (approx. 2 miles away); Lambertville (approx. 2.1 miles away); Lambertville Music Circus (approx. 2.1 miles away); Hoagland Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Delaware And Raritan Canal (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Lambertville (approx. 2.4 miles away).
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2014, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 883 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2014, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
