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Roughly Knight Park and its bordering properties, including Park Ave. east to Dayton Ave. 39°54′46″N 75°04′40″W / 39.912778°N 75.077778°W / 39.912778; -75.077778 ( Collingswood Residential Historic
Bear Tavern Road dates to 1729 and George Washington led the Continental Army along it in 1776, on his way from crossing the Delaware to the Battle of Trenton. The district still reflects its 18th and 19th century patterns of development. [2]
August 27 – The first session of the New Jersey Legislative Council convenes with the Provincial Congress of New Jersey ceased to function under the New Jersey State Constitution. [1] August 31 – William Livingston is sworn in as the first governor. [2] September 16 – The 4th New Jersey Regiment is raised at Elizabethtown.
Jacob Arnold's Tavern, also known as the Old Arnold Tavern [1] and the Duncan House, [1] was a "famous" [2] historic tavern established by Samuel Arnold circa 1740. [3] Until 1886, it was located in Morristown Green in Morristown, New Jersey .
On July 2, 1776, the New Jersey government declared itself free and independent via the New Jersey Constitution of 1776.In 1777, the New Jersey Legislature (joint session of the General Assembly and Legislative Council) met on the spacious second floor meeting room of the Indian King Tavern because the area they had been meeting in was overrun by fighting troops.
Dayton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [9] in South Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the United States. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] At the 2020 United States census , the CDP's population was 8,138, [ 3 ] up from 7,063 in 2010 .
Dayton helped establish The Society of the Cincinnati in the state of New Jersey as an original member, [4] [5] and served as the President of the New Jersey Society from its foundation until his death. [6] He served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1791–1792 and 1794–1796, and was mayor of Elizabethtown from 1796-1805.
The German Valley Historic District is a 69-acre (28 ha) historic district located in the Long Valley section of Washington Township in Morris County, New Jersey. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 14, 1983, for its significance in agriculture, education, transportation, industry, and religion.