GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON’S TEMPORARY HEADQUARTERS MEMORIAL PLAQUE
THIS BOULDER WHICH LAY FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL ON THIS SITE NEAR THE TURN OF THE OLD ROAD MARKS THE LOCATION OF A HOUSE USED BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON AS A TEMPORARY HEADQUARTERS ON OCTOBER 26, 1780 WHILE ON MARCH FROM TOTOWA NOW PATERSON TO SUPPORT LAFAYETTE'S EXPEDITION AGAINST THE ENEMY ON STATEN ISLAND.
"ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY"
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Details
Memorial Type:
Plaques On Stone
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Year Dedicated:
Photograph By:
BILL COUGHLIN
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