Fort Mercer
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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Red Bank Battle Monument and Red Bank Battle Monument.
Red Bank Battle Monument
Monument
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Red Bank Battle Monument is situated 430 feet southeast of Fort Mercer.
Red Bank Battle Monument
Monument
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Red Bank Battle Monument is situated 400 feet southeast of 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. James and Ann Whitall House is situated 1,100 feet south of Fort Mercer.
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 Fort Mercer.
Fort Mercer
- Type: Ruins
- Description: earthwork fort
- Categories: fort and historic site
- Location: Gloucester County, Delaware River Region, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.87241° or 39° 52′ 21″ northLongitude
-75.19009° or 75° 11′ 24″ westOpen location code
87F6VRC5+XXOpenStreetMap ID
node 6656000446OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q5471674
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Egyptian Arabic—“Fort Mercer” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “梅沙堡”
- Danish: “Fort Mercer”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ميرسر”
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