Isaac_Van_Campen_House,_1750_(3707827199).jpg
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Description Isaac Van Campen House, 1750 (3707827199).jpg | on the old Mine Rd., Sussex Co. NJ ~ Van Campen was a member of the Continental Congress. "...In 1763, during the French and Indian War, the Van Campen house sheltered 150 people from the threat of Indian attack. In December 1776, General Gates stayed here with his colonial troops enroute to the upcoming Battle of Trenton. In 1778 Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski, a Polish count assisting America in its fight for independence, brought his 250 brightly uniformed cavalrymen down the Old Mine Road and wintered here for two months. In 1779 General Edward Hand & staff and Colonel Phillip Van Cortlandt were here. John Adams, while traveling from his home in Massachusetts to attend the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, stayed here at Isaac Van Campen’s...." <a href=" http://www.njskylands.com/hsoldmine072.htm " rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.njskylands.com/hsoldmine072.htm</a> |
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