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Chatham in Morris County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Bonnel Town - Chatham

 
 
Bonnel Town - Chatham Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Susan Allen, February 15, 2017
1. Bonnel Town - Chatham Marker
Inscription. June 7, 1780, soldiers under the command of Gen. Washington marched here from Morristown to check the advancing enemy beyond Short Hills. At Connecticut Farms the onset was checked.
 
Erected 1940 by New Jersey Historic Sites Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is June 7, 1780.
 
Location. 40° 43.75′ N, 74° 22.791′ W. Marker is in Chatham, New Jersey, in Morris County. Marker is at the intersection of Watchung Avenue (Old County Route 646) and Passaic River Bridge and River Road, on the right when traveling east on Watchung Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 Watchung, Chatham NJ 07928, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Chatham Historic District (approx. ¾ mile away); Day's Bridge Summit (approx. ¾ mile away); New Jersey Journal (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named Chatham Historic District (approx. 0.8 miles away); Summit Opera House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Summit Playhouse (approx. 1.2 miles away); Marjorie Cranstoun Jefferson (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mount Vernon School (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chatham.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2017. This page has been viewed 389 times since then and 37 times this year. Last updated on September 10, 2017. Photo   1. submitted on September 4, 2017, by Susan Allen of Chatham, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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