Middlebrook Encampment - The Washington Camp Ground
Middlebrook Encampment - The Washington Camp Ground is a historic site in Somerset County, Skylands, New Jersey. Middlebrook Encampment - The Washington Camp Ground is situated nearby to Shady Lane Park, as well as near the town Bound Brook.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bound Brook station and Van Horne House.
Bound Brook station
Railway station
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Bound Brook is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Bound Brook, New Jersey. The station building on the north side of the tracks is now a restaurant; the other station building on the south side is a waiting room. Bound Brook station is situated 1¼ miles south of Middlebrook Encampment - The Washington Camp Ground.
Van Horne House
Museum
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The Van Horne House is a historic building at 941 East Main Street near Bound Brook in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. The house was built c. 1750 and also known as Phil's Hill, after its owner, Philip Van Horne. Van Horne House is situated 1½ miles southwest of Middlebrook Encampment - The Washington Camp Ground.
Buttermilk Falls
Waterfall
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Middle Brook is a tributary of the Raritan River in Somerset County, New Jersey. The stream can be referred to as Rha-weigh-weiros, a Native American name meaning "running from a deep hole", on early maps of the area. Buttermilk Falls is situated 1¼ miles west of Middlebrook Encampment - The Washington Camp Ground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bound Brook and Martinsville.
Bound Brook
Town
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Bound Brook is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located along the Raritan River. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,988, an increase of 1,586 from the 2010 census count of 10,402, which in turn reflected an increase of 247 from the 10,155 counted in the 2000 census.
Martinsville
Suburb
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Martinsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Bridgewater Township in Somerset, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Martinsville is situated 2 miles northwest of Middlebrook Encampment - The Washington Camp Ground.
Middlesex
Town
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Middlesex County is squarely in the center of New Jersey, about midway between New York City and Philadelphia. Population is approximately 750,000. Area is about 318 sq. miles covering 25 cities and towns. Middlesex is situated 2½ miles east of Middlebrook Encampment - The Washington Camp Ground.
Middlebrook Encampment - The Washington Camp Ground
- Type: Historic site
- Inscription: “The Middlebrook encampment was a seasonal encampment of the Continental Army during the American War for Independence near Middle Brook in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey (between Martinsville and Bound Brook) in 1777 and again in 1778–79.”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Somerset County, Skylands, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.57953° or 40° 34′ 46″ northLongitude
-74.53745° or 74° 32′ 15″ westOpen location code
87G7HFH7+R2OpenStreetMap ID
way 502924993OpenStreetMap feature
historic=Historic_Site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shady Lane Park and Watchung Fire Co. 3.
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