Red Bank Battle Monument
Red Bank Battle Monument is a monument in Gloucester County, Delaware River Region, New Jersey. Red Bank Battle Monument is situated nearby to the park Red Bank Battlefield, as well as near the ruins Fort Mercer.Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: memorial monument dedicated in 1906 on the Red Bank Battlefield, New Jersey
- Also known as: “Colonel Christopher Greene Monument”
- Inscription: “Upon this spot on October 22, 1777 Colonel Christopher Greene of the First Rhode Island Continentals ...”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Mercer and James and Ann Whitall House.
Fort Mercer
Ruins
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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. Fort Mercer is situated 430 feet northwest of Red Bank Battle Monument.
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 770 feet southwest of Red Bank Battle Monument.
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 Battle Monument.
Red Bank Battle Monument
- Categories: war memorial, statue, and historic site
- Location: Gloucester County, Delaware River Region, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.87137° or 39° 52′ 17″ northLongitude
-75.1894° or 75° 11′ 22″ westOpen location code
87F6VRC6+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 266455716OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q122966079
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- German: “Red Bank Battle Monument”
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