Red Bank Battlefield Park
Red Bank Battlefield Park is a park in Gloucester County, Delaware River Region, New Jersey. Red Bank Battlefield Park is situated nearby to the village National Park, as well as near the hamlet Verga.Places of Interest
Highlights include James and Ann Whitall House and Fort Mercer.
James and Ann Whitall House
Museum
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Red Bank Battlefield is located along the Delaware River in National Park, Gloucester County, New Jersey. It was the location of the Battle of Red Bank in the American Revolutionary War on October 22, 1777. Fort Mercer and its sister, Fort Mifflin in Pennsylvania, defended the river and prevented the British from using it for transportation.
Fort Mercer
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Mercer was an earthen fort on the eastern shores of the Delaware River in New Jersey that was constructed by the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include National Park and Red Bank.
National Park
Village
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Park is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,026, a decrease of 10 from the 2010 census count of 3,036, which in turn reflected a decline of 169 from the 3,205 counted in the 2000 census.
Red Bank
Hamlet
National Park is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,026, a decrease of 10 from the 2010 census count of 3,036, which in turn reflected a decline of 169 from the 3,205 counted in the 2000 census.
Thorofare
Hamlet
Thorofare is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within West Deptford Township in northwestern Gloucester County, situated in the South Jersey region of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Thorofare is situated 2 miles south of Red Bank Battlefield Park.
Red Bank Battlefield Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Gloucester County, Delaware River Region, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.86838° or 39° 52′ 6″ northLongitude
-75.19088° or 75° 11′ 27″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87F6VR95+9JOpenStreetMap ID
node 357748687OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
7316377
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Red Bank Battlefield and Red Bank Battle Monument.
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