Celebrate America’s 250th birthday by visiting these historical New Jersey sites

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The United States will be celebrating its 250th birthday on July 4.

As one of the 13th original colonies, New Jersey played an important role in the American Revolution. The state is home to many important historical sites.

Here's a list of some sites around the Garden State with historical significance:

Atlantic County

Chestnut Neck Memorial Park — Commemorates the 1778 Battle of Chestnut Neck, where British forces attacked a privateer base.

Bergen County

Historic New Bridge Landing — Key crossing used repeatedly by General George Washington’s army; includes the Steuben House.
Steuben House — Headquarters of Baron von Steuben after the war; one of NJ’s most important 18th-century structures.

Burlington County

Bordentown Quaker Meeting House — A Revolutionary-era meeting house central to local Patriot activity.
Mount Holly Quaker Meeting House — Near the site of the Battle of Iron Works Hill in 1776.

Camden County

Indian King Tavern — Where New Jersey’s Legislature met in 1777 and formally adopted the Great Seal of New Jersey.

Cape May County

Historic Cold Spring Village — A living-history site that preserves early American life, including Revolutionary-era structures.
Chestnut Neck Battle Site – Port Republic, NJ. Battle of Chestnut Neck in 1778, involving British attacks on American privateers.

Cumberland County

Greenwich Tea Burning Monument — Marks the 1774 “tea burning,” one of the earliest acts of rebellion in the colonies.

Essex County

First Presbyterian Church of Newark — Burial ground of several Revolutionary figures; the church was a Patriot stronghold.

Gloucester County

Whitall House at Red Bank Battlefield — Home beside the 1777 Battle of Red Bank; a key American victory.

Hudson County

Jersey Journal Marker — Commemorates Revolutionary-era events in the region.
Paulus Hook - Site of the famous 1779 American raid on British forces.

Hunterdon County

Taylor's Mill Historic District Marker - English settler John Taylor established a gristmill circa 1760. The mill supplied flour to American troops during the Revolutionary War and continued to operate into the early 20th century.
Vought House - Christoffel Vought Farmstead, commonly known as the 1759 Vought House, was built in 1759. Vought was a loyalist during the American Revolution and volunteered to join the British Army.

Mercer County

Washington Crossing State Park — Where General George Washington crossed the Delaware River before the pivotal Battle of Trenton.
Trenton Battle Monument — Marks the 1776 American victory at Trenton.
Princeton Battlefield State Park – Site of the Battle of Princeton in 1777.
Old Barracks Museum – Closely tied to the Battle of Trenton.

Middlesex County

Metlar–Bodine House — Historic home tied to early settlement and wartime activity.
Battle of Short Hills Historic Area – Associated with the Battle of Short Hills in 1777.

Monmouth County

Monmouth Battlefield State Park — One of the largest battles of the war (1778).
Allen House / Blue Ball Tavern — Used by Loyalists; site of a 1779 raid.

Morris County

Morristown National Historical Park — Includes Washington’s Headquarters, Jockey Hollow, Fort Nonsense and the Ford Mansion. Central to the Continental Army’s winter encampments.
Jockey Hollow — Encampment site of the Continental Army during the brutal winter of 1779–1780.

Ocean County

Cedar Bridge Tavern — Site of the last documented skirmish of the Revolutionary War in 1782.

Passaic County

Dey Mansion — Washington’s headquarters during several 1780 campaigns.

Salem County

Old Salem County Courthouse — One of the oldest active courthouses; connected to wartime legal proceedings.
Hancock House State Historic Site — Site of the Hancock House Massacre in 1778.

Somerset County

Jacobus Vanderveer House — Headquarters of General von Steuben during winter encampments.
Wallace House — Washington’s headquarters during the Middlebrook encampment.
Van Horne House — Used by American generals during the Middlebrook encampments.

Sussex County

Old Newton Burial Ground — Resting place of Revolutionary-era soldiers.

Union County

Caldwell Parsonage — Home of the “Fighting Parson,” Rev. James Caldwell, a key Patriot figure.
Battle of Springfield sites — Includes the First Presbyterian Church of Springfield and the Cannonball House.
Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Church - Connected to the Battle of Connecticut Farms.